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What AED 125,000 a year rents: 1-bedroom apartments in Dubai
AED 125,000 a year (AED 10,417 a month) rents a 1-bed in 817 Dubai buildings and 88 areas. This uses the median new Ejari lease, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. The biggest: Bay Square in Business Bay, 1,224 sq ft for AED 117,500.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases and listing-site adverts · Method
“For that money most people look in the areas they know. Look at Bay Square in Business Bay first: 1,224 sq ft for AED 117,500. Then offer under it.”
What AED 125,000 really gets you
Not what the adverts promise: what tenants signed for, building by building.
Finding
The most space a 1-bed gets for AED 125,000: 1,224 sq ft in Bay Square.
Biggest median 1-bed within AED 125,000 a year
Median size of all leases in the building. A single unit can be bigger or smaller.
Most space for AED 125,000
| Building | Area | New lease | Size sq ft | AED / sq ft | First leased | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Square | Business Bay | 117,500 | 1,224 | 92 | 2024 | 71 |
| Alef Noon Residence | JVC | 108,250 | 1,211 | 91 | 2025 | 57 |
| Laguna Tower | JLT | 95,000 | 1,185 | 86 | 2024 | 86 |
| Two Towers | Barsha Heights | 95,000 | 1,182 | 80 | 2024 | 52 |
| Manazel Alkhor | Sama Al Jadaf | 82,000 | 1,152 | 67 | 2024 | 37 |
| Zhoug Guo Jia | International City | 84,000 | 1,102 | 74 | 2024 | 74 |
| Uniestate Millennium Tower | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 70,000 | 1,101 | 58 | 2024 | 10 |
| Windsor Manor | Business Bay | 81,000 | 1,099 | 73 | 2024 | 110 |
| Rp Heights | Downtown | 110,000 | 1,081 | 106 | 2024 | 95 |
| Deansgate By Ade | Majan | 75,000 | 1,079 | 70 | 2026 | 28 |
Newest buildings in budget
| Building | Area | New lease | Size sq ft | AED / sq ft | First leased | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equiti Home | Al Furjan | 60,000 | 686 | 88 | 2026 | 35 |
| Silver Park Residency | International City | 60,000 | 727 | 81 | 2026 | 31 |
| Sports View Residence By Al Helal Al Zahaby | International City | 61,500 | 774 | 79 | 2026 | 38 |
| Aark Residences | Dubailand Residence Complex | 62,000 | 765 | 77 | 2026 | 27 |
| Celia Heights | Majan | 64,500 | 717 | 93 | 2026 | 30 |
| The Hamilton | Town Square | 65,000 | 671 | 98 | 2026 | 71 |
| Rise Residences | JVC | 65,000 | 698 | 92 | 2026 | 71 |
| Glorious Central Residences | International City | 65,000 | 785 | 85 | 2026 | 18 |
| Neva Residences | JVC | 67,000 | 854 | 81 | 2026 | 168 |
| Golf Vista Heights | Sports City | 68,000 | 780 | 88 | 2026 | 38 |
Lowest rent per sq ft
| Building | Area | New lease | Size sq ft | AED / sq ft | First leased | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Village | Dubai Investment Park 2 | 60,000 | 976 | 46 | 2024 | 399 |
| Ajmal Sarah | Dubailand Residence Complex | 50,000 | 937 | 47 | 2024 | 78 |
| Classic Apartments | International City | 47,000 | 1,037 | 47 | 2024 | 66 |
| Lago Vista | IMPZ | 55,000 | 990 | 50 | 2024 | 23 |
| Tuscan Residences1 - Siena | JVC | 61,000 | 1,043 | 52 | 2024 | 59 |
| Oasis Star | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 36,864 | 880 | 52 | 2024 | 54 |
| Tuscan Residences1 - Arezzo | JVC | 60,000 | 1,027 | 53 | 2024 | 60 |
| International City Emarati | International City | 42,000 | 742 | 55 | 2024 | 664 |
| Qline (Qpoint Phaseii) 3C-Lw-R-054 | Liwan | 59,500 | 869 | 55 | 2024 | 44 |
| Badra Phase 1 | Dubai Waterfront | 45,061 | 711 | 56 | 2024 | 149 |
Areas where the median 1-bed is within AED 125,000
| Area | New lease | Size sq ft | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Jumeirah Living | 115,250 | 773 | 306 |
| Downtown Dubai | 115,000 | 873 | 2,444 |
| La Mer | 110,000 | 815 | 358 |
| Dubai Design District | 110,000 | 744 | 196 |
| Al Kifaf | 105,000 | 924 | 151 |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | 100,000 | 712 | 1,540 |
| Al Kheeran | 98,000 | 925 | 55 |
| Dubai Marina | 95,000 | 823 | 4,672 |
| Sheikh Zayed Road | 95,000 | 893 | 204 |
| Jumeirah 2 | 95,000 | 774 | 34 |
| Sufouh Gardens | 95,000 | 828 | 73 |
| The Greens | 93,000 | 778 | 899 |
| Business Bay | 90,000 | 780 | 4,836 |
| Dubai Hills Estate | 90,000 | 659 | 1,727 |
| Al Jafiliya | 90,000 | 717 | 67 |
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Questions
What 1 bedroom can I rent for AED 125,000 in Dubai?
AED 125,000 a year (AED 10,417 a month) rents a 1-bed in 817 Dubai buildings and 88 areas. This uses the median new Ejari lease, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. The biggest: Bay Square in Business Bay, 1,224 sq ft for AED 117,500.
Where is the biggest 1 bedroom for AED 125,000?
Bay Square (Business Bay) 1,224 sq ft, Alef Noon Residence (JVC) 1,211 sq ft, Laguna Tower (JLT) 1,185 sq ft, Two Towers (Barsha Heights) 1,182 sq ft.
What is the cheapest 1 bedroom per sq ft for AED 125,000?
Dunes Village AED 46 a sq ft, Ajmal Sarah AED 47 a sq ft, Classic Apartments AED 47 a sq ft, Lago Vista AED 50 a sq ft.
What is the newest building with a 1 bedroom for AED 125,000?
Equiti Home (first leased 2026), Silver Park Residency (first leased 2026), Sports View Residence By Al Helal Al Zahaby (first leased 2026), Aark Residences (first leased 2026).
How we worked it out, and the limits
Updated 21 Oct 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari rent contracts. We use homes only, one unit for each contract, starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. "New" is a new tenant or a new contract. "Renewal" is the same contract, renewed. Bedrooms come from the Ejari unit type. "3 bed" means 3 or more. Every rent is a median: half the leases are above it. A figure needs 10 or more leases. A page needs 30 or more.
Budget. A building is in budget when its median new lease for this home type is at or under the amount, from 10 or more new leases. "First leased" is the first year the building appears in our Ejari records (2024–2026): a proxy for new, not a handover date.
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