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Shops for rent in Bur Dubai: what businesses really pay

Shops in Bur Dubai rent for a median AED 65,000 a year, or AED 166 a sq ft, across 8,115 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 45,125 and AED 103,500. The median unit is 377 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

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

Shop rent in Bur Dubai: the numbers

Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 59 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 820 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 65,0001663778,115
New leasesAED 60,0001821,400
RenewalsAED 65,0001636,437
Under 300 sq ftAED 47,0002222212,734
300 to 750 sq ftAED 67,0001554313,307
750 to 1,500 sq ftAED 116,1091239691,004
1,500 sq ft and overAED 230,625962,368691

Finding

Shop rent per sq ft in Bur Dubai, 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

Bur Dubai is 12% below the Dubai median for shops, per sq ft.

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

Bur Dubai: AED 166 a sq ft. Dubai: AED 189 a sq ft (53,420 leases).

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Shops at a similar rent per sq ft elsewhere

AreaAED a sq ftRent, AED a yearLeases
Al Karama16467,1762,445
Al Qusais Industrial 3166102,00041
Muhaisnah 4166100,000204
Nad Al Shiba 2166189,00035
Port Saeed166129,360381
Al Jafiliya16763,000179
Al Qusais Industrial 116778,000209
Umm Ramool170110,50056

Questions

How much is shop rent in Bur Dubai?

Shops in Bur Dubai rent for a median AED 65,000 a year, or AED 166 a sq ft, across 8,115 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 45,125 and AED 103,500. The median unit is 377 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

What is the rent per sq ft for a shop in Bur Dubai?

AED 166 a sq ft a year, the median of 8,115 single-unit shop leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 182 a sq ft.

What is the monthly rent of a shop in Bur Dubai?

About AED 5,417 a month, from a median AED 65,000 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.

How much does a small shop cost in Bur Dubai?

Under 300 sq ft: a median AED 47,000 a year (2,734 leases).

Are licence-only Ejaris included in the Bur Dubai figures?

No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 59 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 820 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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