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Shops for rent in Dubai Maritime City: what businesses really pay

Shops in Dubai Maritime City rent for a median AED 78,461 a year, or AED 131 a sq ft, across 146 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 58,642 and AED 132,872. The median unit is 689 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 Maritime City: the numbers

Medians of single-unit Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Not in these figures: 2 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 19 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 78,461131689146
RenewalsAED 70,422121118
300 to 750 sq ftAED 62,88813253990
750 to 1,500 sq ftAED 121,3081311,01543

Finding

Shop rent per sq ft in Dubai Maritime City, 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 Maritime City is 30% below the Dubai median for shops, per sq ft.

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

Dubai Maritime City: AED 131 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
Dubai South126131,06060
Ras Al Khor Industrial 1126100,000187
Ras Al Khor Industrial 212776,88496
City of Arabia130100,85038
Al Qusais Industrial 513196,00097
Al Nahda 1133120,000255
Dubai Production City135112,882120
Al Qusais Industrial 413665,000139

Questions

How much is shop rent in Dubai Maritime City?

Shops in Dubai Maritime City rent for a median AED 78,461 a year, or AED 131 a sq ft, across 146 single-unit Ejari leases registered 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Half paid between AED 58,642 and AED 132,872. The median unit is 689 sq ft. Dubai-wide: AED 189 a sq ft.

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

AED 131 a sq ft a year, the median of 146 single-unit shop leases (16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026).

What is the monthly rent of a shop in Dubai Maritime City?

About AED 6,538 a month, from a median AED 78,461 a year. Most Dubai commercial leases are paid yearly, in cheques.

How much does a small shop cost in Dubai Maritime City?

300 to 750 sq ft: a median AED 62,888 a year (90 leases).

Are licence-only Ejaris included in the Dubai Maritime City figures?

No. Counted apart, never in the medians: 2 virtual shop Ejaris (licence-only Ejaris, no size); 19 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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