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Office space for rent in Dubai South: what businesses really pay

Office space in Dubai South rents for a median AED 59,136 a year, or AED 114 a sq ft, across 214 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 45,310 and AED 101,811. The median unit is 517 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 102 a sq ft.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari commercial leases · Method

Office rent in Dubai South: the numbers

Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 8 virtual office Ejaris (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, no size); 29 contracts for more than one unit or a whole building.

Rent, AED a yearAED a sq ft a yearSize, sq ftLeases
All single-unit leasesAED 59,136114517214
New leasesAED 61,96512146
RenewalsAED 57,600116151
Under 500 sq ftAED 44,13012335996
500 to 1,000 sq ftAED 65,46011558756
1,000 to 2,500 sq ftAED 117,566861,38236

Finding

Office rent per sq ft in Dubai South, quarter by quarter

Median AED a sq ft a year, single-unit leases starting in the quarter (30 or more)

Quarterly medians move with the mix of units let. Use the like-for-like change for direction.

Finding

Dubai South is 12% above the Dubai median for offices, per sq ft.

AED a sq ft a year, all single-unit office leases

Dubai South: AED 114 a sq ft. Dubai: AED 102 a sq ft (53,811 leases).

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Offices at a similar rent per sq ft elsewhere

AreaAED a sq ftRent, AED a yearLeases
Umm Hurair 2112110,522376
Al Barsha 1113100,0001,275
Al Furjan11450,282474
City Walk115118,656384
Al Buteen11650,0001,005
Al Hamriya116113,876228
Dubai International Airport11664,370181
Dubai Studio City117120,72230

Questions

How much is office space rent in Dubai South?

Office space in Dubai South rents for a median AED 59,136 a year, or AED 114 a sq ft, across 214 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 45,310 and AED 101,811. The median unit is 517 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 102 a sq ft.

What is the rent per sq ft for an office in Dubai South?

AED 114 a sq ft a year, the median of 214 single-unit office leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 121 a sq ft.

What is the monthly rent of an office in Dubai South?

About AED 4,928 a month, from a median AED 59,136 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.

How much does a small office cost in Dubai South?

Under 500 sq ft: a median AED 44,130 a year (96 leases).

Are flexi desks and licence packages included in the Dubai South figures?

No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 8 virtual office Ejaris (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, no size); 29 contracts for more than one unit or a whole building.

How we worked it out, and the limits

Updated 21 Oct 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari rent contracts, commercial and industrial use, starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 (the last 12 months in the data). Offices, shops, warehouses and showrooms are the Ejari property type. We count one physical unit for each contract: one line, one unit, an Ejari unit (not a virtual unit). Virtual units (flexi desks and licence-only Ejaris, with no size) and contracts for more than one unit or a whole building are counted apart and are never in a median. Annual rent from AED 5,000 to AED 50 million. "New" is a new contract of 6 to 13 months; "renewal" is a renewed contract. AED a sq ft is the annual rent over the Ejari unit size (square metres x 10.7639), from units inside a plausible size range for the type. Every rent is a median: half the leases are above it. A median needs 30 or more leases. Changes on the year are like for like: the same building, type and size band (15%) in both years, named buildings only. DIFC and most free-zone leases are registered outside Ejari, so they are not here.

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