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Al Nahda
Renting in Al Nahda, Dubai — what a home actually lets for, layout by layout, from every tenancy registered with Ejari. Al Nahda 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 Nahda rents for — recorded tenancies by layout, year by year →
At a glance
Al Nahda in numbers
- Tenancies
- 23,413 registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — 25% new leases, 75% 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 Nahda but not buy, which is why this guide is about renting — where a foreigner can buy
- Across Dubai
- Freehold areas — not freeholdCheapest areas — one-bed rents AED 45,000 a year, 6th cheapest of 66Best areas to live — by the metroDubai rent prices — one-bed rents AED 45,000, +5% on the year, renewals 12% under a new leaseBest schools in Dubai — 6 private schools on KHDA’s register
What it costs to rent
What Al Nahda rents for
Every residential tenancy registered with Ejari in Al Nahda 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 | 390 sqft | 34,650 | 36,000 | 34,000 | 694 |
| 1 B/R | 763 sqft | 45,000 | 50,000 | 44,000 | 8,737 |
| 2 B/R | 1,170 sqft | 58,000 | 65,000 | 57,000 | 12,296 |
| 3 B/R | 1,577 sqft | 82,000 | 88,000 | 80,000 | 1,618 |
| 4 B/R | 1,716 sqft | 90,000 | 100,000 | 84,000 | 63 |
23,413 tenancies were registered in Al Nahda in the last twelve months, 25% of them new leases. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 58,000 a year — AED 65,000 on a new lease against AED 57,000 on a renewal.
The full rental report — rent per square foot and contracts, year by year →
Questions people ask
Al Nahda, answered
What is the nearest Metro station to Al Nahda?
The Metro stations for Al Nahda are Al Nahda and Stadium on the Green Line.
How much is rent in Al Nahda?
The median annual rent in Al Nahda, over the 23,413 tenancies registered with Ejari in the last twelve months: AED 34,650 for a studio, AED 45,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 58,000 for a two-bedroom, AED 82,000 for a three-bedroom and AED 90,000 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 Nahda?
A two-bedroom in Al Nahda let for a median AED 58,000 a year across 12,296 Ejari contracts registered in the last twelve months — AED 65,000 on a new lease against AED 57,000 on a renewal, which the RERA index caps.
Are rents going up in Al Nahda?
Yes — up 4% on the year: across every layout, the median rent in Al Nahda was AED 55 a square foot a year over the last twelve months, against AED 52 over the twelve before. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 58,000, against AED 55,500 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 Nahda?
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 Nahda 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 — 23,413 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.