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Shops for rent in Dubai Marina: what businesses really pay

Shops in Dubai Marina rent for a median AED 235,000 a year, or AED 217 a sq ft, across 555 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 120,000 and AED 411,250. The median unit is 1,114 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

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

Shop rent in Dubai Marina: the numbers

Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 20 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 34 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 235,0002171,114555
New leasesAED 190,000232111
RenewalsAED 218,584200344
300 to 750 sq ftAED 132,150265521134
750 to 1,500 sq ftAED 188,6751871,025178
1,500 sq ft and overAED 464,4611912,266205

Finding

Shop rent per sq ft in Dubai Marina, 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 Marina is 15% above the Dubai median for shops, per sq ft.

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

Dubai Marina: AED 217 a sq ft. Dubai: AED 189 a sq ft (53,420 leases).

Offices in Dubai MarinaHomes in Dubai Marina

Shops at a similar rent per sq ft elsewhere

AreaAED a sq ftRent, AED a yearLeases
Al Mizhar 1216111,400194
Naif21664,6555,765
Umm Al Sheif216150,00065
Al Murar21752,5002,779
Al Warqa'a 221964,90760
Mirdif219163,820442
Al Barsha 3220142,30081
Dubai Investment Park 2 (DAMAC Riverside)220131,250117

Questions

How much is shop rent in Dubai Marina?

Shops in Dubai Marina rent for a median AED 235,000 a year, or AED 217 a sq ft, across 555 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 120,000 and AED 411,250. The median unit is 1,114 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

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

AED 217 a sq ft a year, the median of 555 single-unit shop leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026). New leases: AED 232 a sq ft.

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

About AED 19,583 a month, from a median AED 235,000 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.

How much does a small shop cost in Dubai Marina?

300 to 750 sq ft: a median AED 132,150 a year (134 leases).

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

No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 20 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 34 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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