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Apartments for rent in DIFC: what tenants really pay
A 1-bed in DIFC rents for AED 87,000 a year. This is the median of 168 new Ejari leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. A studio is AED 65,000. A 2-bed is AED 109,862. Renewing tenants pay AED 76,230.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases and listing-site adverts · Method
Median 1-bed rent in DIFC: AED 87,000 a year (168 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median studio rent in DIFC: AED 65,000 a year (37 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median 2-bed rent in DIFC: AED 109,862 a year (236 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.
“In DIFC, see the findings below.”
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Rent in DIFC 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 | 65,000 | 65,000 | – | 548 | 119 | 106 |
| 1 bed | 87,000 | 76,230 | – | 669 | 129 | 570 |
| 2 bed | 109,862 | 97,828 | – | 1,314 | 90 | 961 |
| 3 bed | 140,000 | 120,000 | – | 1,349 | 93 | 948 |
What the leases say about DIFC
2,588 Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, and no adverts. Each finding has its chart below.
- Same size for less nearby: a new 1-bed in Al Baraha, 8 km away, costs AED 35,000 for 618 sq ft. That is AED 52,000 a year less than in DIFC.
Cheaper areas near DIFC, 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 DIFC'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 DIFC | New leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Garhoud | Studio | 40,000 | 603 | 7 | 25,000 | 38 |
| Al Khail Heights | Studio | 50,000 | 594 | 8 | 15,000 | 318 |
| Al Hudaiba | Studio | 55,000 | 495 | 3 | 10,000 | 68 |
| Al Baraha | 1 bed | 35,000 | 618 | 8 | 52,000 | 220 |
| Abu Hail | 1 bed | 35,000 | 753 | 9 | 52,000 | 1,486 |
| Hor Al Anz | 1 bed | 35,000 | 753 | 9 | 52,000 | 1,182 |
| Al Murar | 1 bed | 40,000 | 753 | 7 | 47,000 | 1,176 |
| Al Qouz Industrial Second | 2 bed | 66,000 | 1,201 | 10 | 43,862 | 600 |
| Al Souq Al Kabeer | 2 bed | 70,000 | 1,125 | 5 | 39,862 | 276 |
| Hor Al Anz East | 2 bed | 72,486 | 1,232 | 10 | 37,377 | 317 |
| Al Karama | 2 bed | 76,072 | 1,150 | 4 | 33,790 | 1,165 |
Rent in this area by home and by building
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Questions
What is the average rent in DIFC?
Median rent a year for a new lease in DIFC: studio AED 65,000, 1-bed AED 87,000, 2-bed AED 109,862, 3-bed AED 140,000. This is from 585 new Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a studio in DIFC?
A new studio lease costs AED 65,000 a year (AED 5,417 a month). This is the median of 37 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 65,000.
How much is a 1-bed in DIFC?
A new 1-bed lease costs AED 87,000 a year (AED 7,250 a month). This is the median of 168 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 76,230.
How much is a 2-bed in DIFC?
A new 2-bed lease costs AED 109,862 a year (AED 9,155 a month). This is the median of 236 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 97,828.
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 2,588 in DIFC, and 585 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 DIFC by the building or community name in the advert. There are no adverts here today. 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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