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Apartments for rent in Motor City: what tenants really pay
A 1-bed in Motor City rents for AED 75,000 a year. This is the median of 494 new Ejari leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. A studio is AED 52,042. A 2-bed is AED 115,000. Adverts ask AED 75,000; renewing tenants pay AED 69,650.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases and listing-site adverts · Method
Median 1-bed rent in Motor City: AED 75,000 a year (494 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median studio rent in Motor City: AED 52,042 a year (118 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median 2-bed rent in Motor City: AED 115,000 a year (275 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 76 a sq ft new tenants signed, not the AED 81 the adverts ask.”
Renting in Motor City? Read this first
What tenants here really pay, building by building, from Ejari leases. Then negotiate.
Rent in Motor 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 | 52,042 | 45,045 | 55,000 | 625 | 82 | 237 |
| 1 bed | 75,000 | 69,650 | 75,000 | 1,027 | 76 | 949 |
| 2 bed | 115,000 | 110,000 | 116,000 | 1,497 | 75 | 602 |
| 3 bed | 170,000 | 168,999 | 175,000 | 2,386 | 73 | 170 |
| Villa / townhouse | 265,000 | 305,000 | 260,000 | 4,188 | 77 | 96 |
| 3-bed villa | 238,966 | 264,000 | – | 2,595 | 81 | 49 |
| 4-bed villa | 290,000 | 265,000 | – | 3,395 | 67 | 35 |
| 5+ bed villa | – | – | – | 6,949 | – | 12 |
What the leases say about Motor City
2,054 Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, and 303 adverts. Each finding has its chart below.
- Adverts ask 7% over signed. A 1-bed advert asks AED 81 a sq ft; the 494 new 1-bed leases of 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 were signed at AED 76. Offer at the signed figure.
- Cheapest 1-bed for its size: Ac3, AED 47 a sq ft, the median of its 40 1-bed leases (typical rent AED 46,981). The median 1-bed lease in Motor City is AED 72 a sq ft.
- Same size for less nearby: a new 2-bed in Dubai Investment Park Second, 9 km away, costs AED 85,000 for 1,540 sq ft. That is AED 30,000 a year less than in Motor City.
Finding
Motor City adverts ask 7% 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 84, signed AED 82 a sq ft (+2.4%)
- 1 bed: asking AED 81, signed AED 76 a sq ft (+6.6%)
- 2 bed: asking AED 78, signed AED 75 a sq ft (+4.0%)
- 3 bed: asking AED 77, signed AED 73 a sq ft (+5.5%)
- For rent now: about 303 homes, against 300 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 Ac3, Casa Flores And Eden Apartments and Oia Residence.
1 bed flats: median rent per sq ft by building, buildings with 10+ 1-bed leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026
- Ac3: AED 46,981 for 974 sq ft
- Casa Flores And Eden Apartments: AED 75,000 for 1,062 sq ft
- Oia Residence: AED 85,000 for 909 sq ft
- Dearest per sq ft: Oia Residence, AED 91 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 villa and townhouse community in Motor City with 10+ leases
Median rent, AED a year, all signed leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. A bedroom figure needs 10 or more leases. Size is the Ejari unit size.
| Community | Leases | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5+ bed | All villas | Typical size, sq ft | For rent now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Flores And Eden Apartments | 36 | – | 220,000 | 250,000 | – | 232,500 | 2,591 | – |
Every building in Motor 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. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Flores And Eden Apartments | 93 | 72 | – | – | ||||
| Oia Residence | 91 | 89 | 11 | – | ||||
| Ac3 | 91 | 50 | – | – |
Cheaper areas near Motor 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 Motor 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 Motor City | New leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Investment Park Second (Dubai Investments Park 2, DAMAC Riverside) | 2 bed | 85,000 | 1,540 | 9 | 30,000 | 99 |
| Arabian Ranches II | 2 bed | 88,357 | 1,416 | 5 | 26,643 | 75 |
| Sufouh Gardens | 2 bed | 110,000 | 1,356 | 10 | 5,000 | 71 |
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Commercial rent in Motor City
Questions
What is the average rent in Motor City?
Median rent a year for a new lease in Motor City: studio AED 52,042, 1-bed AED 75,000, 2-bed AED 115,000, 3-bed AED 170,000, villa AED 265,000. This is from 1,014 new Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a studio in Motor City?
A new studio lease costs AED 52,042 a year (AED 4,337 a month). This is the median of 118 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 45,045.
How much is a 1-bed in Motor City?
A new 1-bed lease costs AED 75,000 a year (AED 6,250 a month). This is the median of 494 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 69,650.
How much is a 2-bed in Motor City?
A new 2-bed lease costs AED 115,000 a year (AED 9,583 a month). This is the median of 275 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 110,000.
Which is the cheapest building in Motor City?
For a 1-bed, it is Ac3: AED 47 a sq ft. This is the median of 40 leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. The typical rent is AED 46,981. Next is Casa Flores And Eden Apartments at AED 68.
Do landlords in Motor City accept less than the advert?
Yes. Signed rents are below adverts. A 1-bed advert asks AED 81 a sq ft. New leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 paid AED 76 a sq ft. Adverts ask 7% 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 2,054 in Motor City, and 1,014 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 Motor City by the building or community name in the advert. There are 303 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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