RERA recently updated its rental index values and we have listed the cheapest areas to rent one-bedroom apartments. Take this list with a pinch of salt as these determine if your landlord is allowed to increase rents annually – there is a chance that you are already paying more than this for your apartment in one of these areas – in that case, your landlord is not allowed to increase the rent further in your contract renewal.
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Cheapest one-bedroom apartments
These areas have apartments in our chosen range for one-bedroom units, which would mean paying around Dh3,750 a month as rent.
| Area | Annual rent (in dirhams) | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| Abu Hail | 40000 | 45000 |
| Al Awir | 30000 | 35000 |
| Al Baraha | 35000 | 45000 |
| Al Muhaisnah | 40000 | 55000 |
| Al Sabkha | 40000 | 50000 |
| Al Ras | 40000 | 50000 |
| Al Qusais | 40000 | 50000 |
| Al Tawar | 40000 | 50000 |
| Al Quoz | 40000 | 45000 |
| Satwa | 40000 | 60000 |
| Dubai Investment Park (DIP) | 40000 | 50000 |
| International City | 35000 | 40000 |
Some areas like Gardens and Dubai Silicon Oasis have apartments with a starting range of Dh45,000 while the costliest ones were from Palm Jumeirah, Burj Khalifa (of course) and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
