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Homes for rent in City of Arabia: area snapshot from signed leases
A 1-bed in City of Arabia rents for AED 66,500 a year. This is the median of 26 new Ejari leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. A studio is AED 50,000. A 2-bed is AED 94,500. Adverts ask AED 70,000.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases and listing-site adverts · Method
Median 1-bed rent in City of Arabia: AED 66,500 a year (26 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median studio rent in City of Arabia: AED 50,000 a year (12 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median 2-bed rent in City of Arabia: AED 94,500 a year (10 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Signed rents, not adverts: medians of new Ejari leases (new tenant, a lease of six months to a year, one home). How we count.
Area snapshot: 76 Ejari leases in 12 months. We show a figure only where 10 or more leases back it; sections that would need more are left out.
“Moving in? Offer at the AED 80 a sq ft new tenants signed, not the AED 85 the adverts ask.”
Renting in City of Arabia? Read this first
What tenants here really pay, building by building, from Ejari leases. Then negotiate.
Rent in City of Arabia by bedrooms
AED a year, medians. Signed: Ejari leases starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Asking: adverts on 16 Oct 2026.
| Home | Signed, new lease | Renewal | Asking now | Typical size, sq ft | AED / sq ft (new) | Leases, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 50,000 | – | 55,000 | 591 | 89 | 13 |
| 1 bed | 66,500 | – | 70,000 | 811 | 80 | 31 |
| 2 bed | 94,500 | – | 110,000 | 1,399 | 69 | 13 |
What the leases say about City of Arabia
76 Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, and 182 adverts. Each finding has its chart below.
- Adverts ask 6% over signed. A 1-bed advert asks AED 85 a sq ft; the 26 new 1-bed leases of 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 were signed at AED 80. Offer at the signed figure.
- Same size for less nearby: a new 1-bed in Liwan, 4 km away, costs AED 55,000 for 746 sq ft. That is AED 11,500 a year less than in City of Arabia.
Finding
City of Arabia adverts ask 6% more per sq ft than new 1-bed tenants signed in the last 12 months.
Asking rent per sq ft (adverts 16 Oct 2026) against new leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026
- Studio: asking AED 98, signed AED 89 a sq ft (+10.1%)
- 1 bed: asking AED 85, signed AED 80 a sq ft (+6.2%)
- 2 bed: asking AED 80, signed AED 69 a sq ft (+15.9%)
- For rent now: about 182 homes, against 40 new flat leases in 90 days
Per sq ft, so bigger adverts do not skew it. Adverts are one day's snapshot; duplicates removed by building, bedrooms, size and price, so the count is approximate.
Every building in City of Arabia with 10+ leases
Median rent, AED a year, all signed leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 (a bed figure needs 10+ leases). For rent now: adverts on 16 Oct 2026 matched to the building by name, duplicates removed, so it is approximate. 1% of leases here carry no building name and are not in this table.
| Building | Leases | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | AED / sq ft, all homes | For rent now | 1-bed asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mag 330 | 41 | 81 | 149 | 71,500 |
Cheaper areas near City of Arabia, same size of home
Communities within 10 km (centre to centre) where the median new lease is lower and the median size within 15% of City of Arabia's. New leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, 30+ of the home type. Every community on the heat map →
| Community | Home | Median new lease | Median sq ft | Km away | AED a year less than City of Arabia | New leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liwan | 1 bed | 55,000 | 746 | 4 | 11,500 | 1,196 |
| Dubailand Residence Complex | 1 bed | 56,000 | 830 | 3 | 10,500 | 1,214 |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis | 1 bed | 60,000 | 821 | 9 | 6,500 | 2,861 |
| Al Qouz Industrial Second | 2 bed | 66,000 | 1,201 | 9 | 28,500 | 600 |
| Dubailand Residence Complex | 2 bed | 74,000 | 1,226 | 3 | 20,500 | 631 |
| Liwan | 2 bed | 78,000 | 1,154 | 4 | 16,500 | 613 |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis | 2 bed | 85,000 | 1,222 | 9 | 9,500 | 743 |
Rent in this area by home and by building
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Commercial rent in City of Arabia
Questions
What is the average rent in City of Arabia?
Median rent a year for a new lease in City of Arabia: studio AED 50,000, 1-bed AED 66,500, 2-bed AED 94,500, villa AED 200,000. This is from 65 new Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a studio in City of Arabia?
A new studio lease costs AED 50,000 a year (AED 4,167 a month). This is the median of 12 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a 1-bed in City of Arabia?
A new 1-bed lease costs AED 66,500 a year (AED 5,542 a month). This is the median of 26 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a 2-bed in City of Arabia?
A new 2-bed lease costs AED 94,500 a year (AED 7,875 a month). This is the median of 10 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
Do landlords in City of Arabia accept less than the advert?
Yes. Signed rents are below adverts. A 1-bed advert asks AED 85 a sq ft. New leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 paid AED 80 a sq ft. Adverts ask 6% more.
How we worked it out, and the limits
Updated 21 Oct 2026. Leases to 15 Oct 2026; adverts of 16 Oct 2026.
Leases. Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari rent contracts. We use homes only, one unit for each contract, starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. There are 76 in City of Arabia, and 65 of them are new. Bedrooms come from the Ejari unit type. "3 bed" means 3 or more. Every rent is a median: half the leases are above it.
New and renewal. "New" is a new tenant or a new contract. "Renewal" is the same contract, renewed. Renewals are often registered weeks late. Thus the latest month shows too few renewals. Like for like means the same building, the same bedrooms and a size band 15% wide. Leases with no building name are left out of this test. A group needs 5 or more of each: new leases and renewals.
Adverts. We use active yearly rent adverts from listing sites on 16 Oct 2026. We put each advert in City of Arabia by the building or community name in the advert. There are 182 adverts after we remove repeats. A repeat has the same building, bedrooms, size and price. One home can still show more than once. Thus "for rent now" is approximate. Adverts are matched to a building by name.
Not used. The Ejari nearest-metro field names a station but no distance, so we do not compare metro and non-metro homes here. Floor, view, parking and furnishing are not in the lease record.
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