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Apartments for rent in Dubai Maritime City: what tenants really pay
A 1-bed in Dubai Maritime City rents for AED 75,000 a year. This is the median of 165 new Ejari leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. A 2-bed is AED 110,000. A 3-bed is AED 146,000. Adverts ask AED 95,000; renewing tenants pay AED 61,739.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases and listing-site adverts · Method
Median 1-bed rent in Dubai Maritime City: AED 75,000 a year (165 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median 2-bed rent in Dubai Maritime City: AED 110,000 a year (181 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.
“Moving in? Offer at the AED 87 a sq ft new tenants signed, not the AED 108 the adverts ask.”
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What tenants here really pay, building by building, from Ejari leases. Then negotiate.
Rent in Dubai Maritime City 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 | – | – | – | 439 | – | 14 |
| 1 bed | 75,000 | 61,739 | 95,000 | 900 | 87 | 697 |
| 2 bed | 110,000 | 81,584 | 135,000 | 1,389 | 86 | 857 |
| 3 bed | 146,000 | 110,250 | 229,495 | 1,894 | 75 | 231 |
What the leases say about Dubai Maritime City
1,799 Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, and 406 adverts. Each finding has its chart below.
- Adverts ask 24% over signed. A 1-bed advert asks AED 108 a sq ft; the 165 new 1-bed leases of 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 were signed at AED 87. Offer at the signed figure.
- Cheapest 1-bed for its size: Riva Residence, AED 82 a sq ft, the median of its 20 1-bed leases (typical rent AED 77,500). The median 1-bed lease in Dubai Maritime City is AED 71 a sq ft.
- Same size for less nearby: a new 1-bed in Hor Al Anz East, 8 km away, costs AED 53,000 for 791 sq ft. That is AED 22,000 a year less than in Dubai Maritime City.
Finding
Dubai Maritime City adverts ask 24% 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
- 1 bed: asking AED 108, signed AED 87 a sq ft (+24.1%)
- 2 bed: asking AED 104, signed AED 86 a sq ft (+20.9%)
- 3 bed: asking AED 125, signed AED 75 a sq ft (+66.7%)
- For rent now: about 406 homes, against 157 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.
Finding
The cheapest 1-beds for their size are in Riva Residence, Seagate and The Anwa By Omniyat.
1 bed flats: median rent per sq ft by building, buildings with 10+ 1-bed leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026
- Riva Residence: AED 77,500 for 919 sq ft
- Seagate: AED 70,000 for 713 sq ft
- The Anwa By Omniyat: AED 100,000 for 977 sq ft
- Dearest per sq ft: The Anwa By Omniyat, AED 100 for a 1-bed
- Buildings compared: every building with 10+ 1-bed leases
Cheap per sq ft can mean an older building, fewer amenities or a worse view: none of these is in the lease record.
Every building in Dubai Maritime City 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. 87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate | 99 | 95 | 1 | – | ||||
| The Anwa By Omniyat | 93 | 101 | – | – | ||||
| Riva Residence | 34 | 86 | 88 | 95,000 |
Cheaper areas near Dubai Maritime City, 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 Dubai Maritime City'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 Dubai Maritime City | New leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hor Al Anz East | 1 bed | 53,000 | 791 | 8 | 22,000 | 321 |
| Al Nahda First | 1 bed | 53,470 | 820 | 10 | 21,530 | 1,285 |
| Al Karama | 1 bed | 62,999 | 795 | 5 | 12,001 | 708 |
| Al Garhoud | 1 bed | 63,000 | 780 | 9 | 12,000 | 189 |
| Al Mamzar | 2 bed | 70,000 | 1,197 | 9 | 40,000 | 908 |
| Al Nahda First | 2 bed | 70,000 | 1,251 | 10 | 40,000 | 1,392 |
| Hor Al Anz East | 2 bed | 72,486 | 1,232 | 8 | 37,514 | 317 |
| Al Karama | 2 bed | 76,072 | 1,150 | 5 | 33,928 | 1,165 |
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Questions
What is the average rent in Dubai Maritime City?
Median rent a year for a new lease in Dubai Maritime City: 1-bed AED 75,000, 2-bed AED 110,000, 3-bed AED 146,000. This is from 383 new Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a 1-bed in Dubai Maritime City?
A new 1-bed lease costs AED 75,000 a year (AED 6,250 a month). This is the median of 165 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 61,739.
How much is a 2-bed in Dubai Maritime City?
A new 2-bed lease costs AED 110,000 a year (AED 9,167 a month). This is the median of 181 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 81,584.
How much is a 3-bed in Dubai Maritime City?
A new 3-bed lease costs AED 146,000 a year (AED 12,167 a month). This is the median of 29 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 110,250.
Which is the cheapest building in Dubai Maritime City?
For a 1-bed, it is Riva Residence: AED 82 a sq ft. This is the median of 20 leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. The typical rent is AED 77,500. Next is Seagate at AED 96.
Do landlords in Dubai Maritime City accept less than the advert?
Yes. Signed rents are below adverts. A 1-bed advert asks AED 108 a sq ft. New leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 paid AED 87 a sq ft. Adverts ask 24% 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 1,799 in Dubai Maritime City, and 383 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 Dubai Maritime City by the building or community name in the advert. There are 406 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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