Data through 12 Oct 2026 · DLD registered sales and Ejari contracts · trailing 12 months · rebuilt daily
Studio apartments in Downtown Dubai: what they cost
Over the last 12 months 441 deals with studio apartments were registered in Downtown Dubai. The median price is AED 1.8 m (half of the deals are cheaper), the typical range is AED 1.5 m—1.8 m. Ejari contracts show a median rent of AED 71,797 per year — a 4.0% gross yield.
Source: Dubai Land Department transactions for the last 12 months and Ejari rental contracts for the same period. Prices are medians, not averages. The yield is gross: median rent divided by median purchase price, before service charges and vacancy; in newly built areas the rent reflects existing stock.
Deals by price bracket
Share of deals in each price bracket over 12 months.
How the price moved: 8 quarters
Each point is the median of deals over 91 days.
Where studio apartments sell most
| Project | Deals | Median, AED | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Binghatti Skyblade | 292 | 1.8 m |
| 2 | One Residence | 28 | 1.5 m |
| 3 | Elite Downtown Residence | 21 | 1.2 m |
| 4 | The Dubai Mall | 13 | 2.1 m |
| 5 | ROVE HOME RESIDENCES by IRTH | 10 | 1.4 m |
| 6 | Burj Al Nujoom | 9 | 850,000 |
Projects in the area by number of deals with this layout over 12 months.
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What these numbers do not show
- A particular home. These are medians for an area and a layout; the building, the floor and the view are not in them.
- Net yield. Service charges, vacancy between tenants and management are not deducted.
- Buyer costs: the DLD fee, agency commission and service charges are not inside a transaction price.
- Asking prices. These are registered transactions only; what listings ask for is a different number.
Data: Dubai Land Department transactions and Ejari rental contracts for the last 12 months. Updated 2026-10-12. Listings are our own inventory. Methodology ↗