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Shops for rent in Deira: what businesses really pay

Shops in Deira rent for a median AED 75,000 a year, or AED 232 a sq ft, across 20,238 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 49,000 and AED 120,750. The median unit is 312 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

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

Shop rent in Deira: the numbers

Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 1,127 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 407 package units (batches of 25 or more identical units at one rent and size, typical of licence packages); 1,993 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 75,00023231220,238
New leasesAED 64,8282173,700
RenewalsAED 75,10023516,181
Under 300 sq ftAED 60,0003072039,280
300 to 750 sq ftAED 82,0001934317,295
750 to 1,500 sq ftAED 121,3971279791,689
1,500 sq ft and overAED 186,560722,2501,116

Finding

Shop rent per sq ft in Deira, 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

Deira is 23% above the Dubai median for shops, per sq ft.

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

Deira: AED 232 a sq ft. Dubai: AED 189 a sq ft (53,420 leases).

Offices in DeiraWarehouses in DeiraShowrooms in Deira

Shops at a similar rent per sq ft elsewhere

AreaAED a sq ftRent, AED a yearLeases
Al Warqa'a 322570,00083
Muhaisnah 222585,000229
Al Barsha 1231192,361799
Dubai Festival City (Al Kheeran)237300,000145
The Greens237389,91450
Umm Suqeim 2239170,500146
Madinat Hind 1240319,221214
Palm Jumeirah240270,104192

Questions

How much is shop rent in Deira?

Shops in Deira rent for a median AED 75,000 a year, or AED 232 a sq ft, across 20,238 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 49,000 and AED 120,750. The median unit is 312 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

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

AED 232 a sq ft a year, the median of 20,238 single-unit shop leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 217 a sq ft.

What is the monthly rent of a shop in Deira?

About AED 6,250 a month, from a median AED 75,000 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.

How much does a small shop cost in Deira?

Under 300 sq ft: a median AED 60,000 a year (9,280 leases).

Are licence-only Ejaris included in the Deira figures?

No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 1,127 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 407 package units (batches of 25 or more identical units at one rent and size, typical of licence packages); 1,993 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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