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Shops in Business Bay rent for a median AED 176,000 a year, or AED 199 a sq ft, across 657 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 108,000 and AED 300,000. The median unit is 936 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari commercial leases · Method
Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 28 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 50 contracts for more than one unit or a whole building.
| Rent, AED a year | AED a sq ft a year | Size, sq ft | Leases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All single-unit leases | AED 176,000 | 199 | 936 | 657 |
| New leases | AED 163,215 | 201 | 158 | |
| Renewals | AED 155,517 | 186 | 375 | |
| Under 300 sq ft | AED 80,000 | 364 | 234 | 34 |
| 300 to 750 sq ft | AED 110,000 | 210 | 560 | 185 |
| 750 to 1,500 sq ft | AED 190,536 | 184 | 971 | 243 |
| 1,500 sq ft and over | AED 456,400 | 168 | 2,434 | 179 |
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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.
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AED a sq ft a year, all single-unit shop leases
Business Bay: AED 199 a sq ft. Dubai: AED 189 a sq ft (53,420 leases).
Offices in Business BayHomes in Business Bay
| Area | AED a sq ft | Rent, AED a year | Leases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Quoz 3 | 195 | 85,000 | 305 |
| Al Qusais | 198 | 102,102 | 281 |
| Al Baraha | 199 | 60,500 | 135 |
| DAMAC Hills 2 | 199 | 209,828 | 31 |
| Sheikh Zayed Road (Trade Centre 1) | 199 | 170,000 | 119 |
| Al Khail Heights | 200 | 90,090 | 73 |
| City Walk | 201 | 152,201 | 228 |
| Hor Al Anz | 201 | 55,000 | 1,367 |
Shops in Business Bay rent for a median AED 176,000 a year, or AED 199 a sq ft, across 657 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 108,000 and AED 300,000. The median unit is 936 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.
AED 199 a sq ft a year, the median of 657 single-unit shop leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 201 a sq ft.
About AED 14,667 a month, from a median AED 176,000 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.
Under 300 sq ft: a median AED 80,000 a year (34 leases).
No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 28 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 50 contracts for more than one unit or a whole building.
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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