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Al Qusais
Renting in Al Qusais, Dubai — what a home actually lets for, layout by layout, from every tenancy registered with Ejari. Al Qusais is mostly not freehold, 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 Qusais rents for — recorded tenancies by layout, year by year →
At a glance
Al Qusais in numbers
- Tenancies
- 19,527 registered with Ejari in the last twelve months — 18% new leases, 82% renewals
- Freehold
- Mostly not — the Land Department marked only 7% of the homes let here in the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026 as freehold. A foreign national can rent in Al Qusais, and buy only where the deed is freehold, which is why this guide is about renting — where a foreigner can buy
- Metro
- Al Qusais Green Line
- Across Dubai
- Freehold areas — not freeholdCheapest areas — one-bed rents AED 41,500 a year, 3rd cheapest of 66Best areas to live — by the metroDubai rent prices — one-bed rents AED 41,500, +4% on the year, renewals 17% under a new leaseBest schools in Dubai — 17 private schools, 1 rated Very good by KHDA
What it costs to rent
What Al Qusais rents for
Every residential tenancy registered with Ejari in Al Qusais 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 | 417 sqft | 30,500 | 34,000 | 30,000 | 1,112 |
| 1 B/R | 765 sqft | 41,500 | 48,000 | 40,000 | 7,604 |
| 2 B/R | 1,155 sqft | 53,000 | 59,000 | 52,000 | 9,327 |
| 3 B/R | 1,399 sqft | 64,500 | 70,000 | 63,000 | 1,464 |
| 4 B/R | 2,210 sqft | 110,000 | 112,000 | 110,000 | 18 |
19,527 tenancies were registered in Al Qusais in the last twelve months, 18% of them new leases. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 53,000 a year — AED 59,000 on a new lease against AED 52,000 on a renewal.
The full rental report — rent per square foot and contracts, year by year →
Questions people ask
Al Qusais, answered
What is the nearest Metro station to Al Qusais?
The Metro station for Al Qusais is Al Qusais on the Green Line.
How much is rent in Al Qusais?
The median annual rent in Al Qusais, over the 19,527 tenancies registered with Ejari in the last twelve months: AED 30,500 for a studio, AED 41,500 for a one-bedroom, AED 53,000 for a two-bedroom, AED 64,500 for a three-bedroom and AED 110,000 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 Qusais?
A two-bedroom in Al Qusais let for a median AED 53,000 a year across 9,327 Ejari contracts registered in the last twelve months — AED 59,000 on a new lease against AED 52,000 on a renewal, which the RERA index caps.
Are rents going up in Al Qusais?
Yes — up 4% on the year: across every layout, the median rent in Al Qusais was AED 52 a square foot a year over the last twelve months, against AED 50 over the twelve before. A two-bedroom let for a median AED 53,000, against AED 51,000 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 Qusais?
Mostly not. 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 the Land Department marked only 7% of the homes let here in the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026 as freehold, so a foreign buyer can own only where the deed is freehold — check it on any one home. Renting is open to anyone: 19,527 tenancies were registered here in the last twelve months. That is why this guide is about renting.
New to renting here? Ejari, the RERA rental index and the tenancy contract, explained.