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Al Karama
Renting in Al Karama, Dubai — what a home actually lets for, layout by layout, from every tenancy registered with Ejari. Al Karama is not a freehold area, so there are no sale prices to quote. Every figure is drawn from the Dubai Land Department’s Ejari register: rents through September 2026.
What Al Karama rents for — recorded tenancies by layout, year by year →
At a glance
Al Karama in numbers
- Tenancies
- 11,434 registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — 23% new leases, 77% renewals
- Freehold
- No — the Land Department marked none of the homes let here in the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026 as freehold. A foreign national can rent in Al Karama but not buy, which is why this guide is about renting — where a foreigner can buy
- Metro
- BurJuman Red Line
- Across Dubai
- Freehold areas — not freeholdCheapest areas — one-bed rents AED 57,000 a year, 20th cheapest of 66Best areas to live — by the metroDubai rent prices — one-bed rents AED 57,000, +3% on the year, renewals 11% under a new leaseBest schools in Dubai — 5 private schools on KHDA’s register
What it costs to rent
What Al Karama rents for
Every residential tenancy registered with Ejari in Al Karama in the last twelve months. Annual rents, medians. A renewal is capped by the RERA index; a new lease is the market.
| Layout | Typical size | Median rent | New lease | Renewal | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 312 sqft | 44,000 | 45,000 | 42,000 | 1,394 |
| 1 B/R | 798 sqft | 57,000 | 62,999 | 56,000 | 3,008 |
| 2 B/R | 1,114 sqft | 70,000 | 77,000 | 69,299 | 6,144 |
| 3 B/R | 1,737 sqft | 92,000 | 104,999 | 90,405 | 849 |
| 4 B/R | 3,014 sqft | 121,385 | 155,000 | 120,435 | 34 |
11,434 tenancies were registered in Al Karama in the last twelve months, 23% of them new leases. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 70,000 a year — AED 77,000 on a new lease against AED 69,299 on a renewal.
The full rental report — rent per square foot and contracts, year by year →
Questions people ask
Al Karama, answered
What is the nearest Metro station to Al Karama?
The Metro station for Al Karama is BurJuman on the Red Line.
How much is rent in Al Karama?
The median annual rent in Al Karama, over the 11,434 tenancies registered with Ejari in the last twelve months: AED 44,000 for a studio, AED 57,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 70,000 for a two-bedroom, AED 92,000 for a three-bedroom and AED 121,385 for a four-bedroom. Each is a registered contract, not an asking rent; a layout with fewer than ten contracts in the year is left out.
What does a two-bedroom rent for in Al Karama?
A two-bedroom in Al Karama let for a median AED 70,000 a year across 6,144 Ejari contracts registered in the last twelve months — AED 77,000 on a new lease against AED 69,299 on a renewal, which the RERA index caps.
Are rents going up in Al Karama?
Yes — up 5% on the year: across every layout, the median rent in Al Karama was AED 67 a square foot a year over the last twelve months, against AED 64 over the twelve before. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 70,000, against AED 68,250 the year before. A renewal is held to the RERA rental index, so a new lease is where a change shows first.
Can foreigners buy property in Al Karama?
No. Article 4 of Dubai’s property law, Law No. 7 of 2006, opens ownership to non-UAE nationals only in the areas the Ruler designates, and Al Karama is not one of them: the Land Department marked none of the homes let here in the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026 as freehold. A foreign national can rent here — 11,434 tenancies were registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — and can buy in the freehold areas. That is why this guide is about renting.
New to renting here? Ejari, the RERA rental index and the tenancy contract, explained.