Marina & islands
JBR
The Walk, the beach, and rent that assumes you will post both.
~ AED 8,200Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
All areas
72 Dubai neighbourhoods people actually live in
Studio and townhouse rent feel for 2026, metro truth, grocery, and peak minutes to work. Filter, compare three, or answer four questions.
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Four questions. Honest matches — metro truth, rent feel, and a peak commute to the job, not a developer brochure.
9 areas
Creek & old Dubai
AED 3,800–6,800
12 areas
East & airport
AED 3,200–7,000
9 areas
Downtown corridor
AED 4,800–9,500
4 areas
Jumeirah coast
AED 3,500–14,000
10 areas
Marina & islands
AED 5,600–12,500
19 areas
Inland new Dubai
AED 3,400–14,000
5 areas
South & Jebel Ali
AED 3,000–4,000
4 areas
Value belt
AED 2,700–4,000
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5 areas · Studio / compact 1-bed feel unless marked townhouse
Marina & islands
Dubai Media City
Studios and offices. Live next door in Tecom, JLT or Marina.
~ AED 5,600Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islands
The Greens
Low-rise apartments in Emirates Living. The compromise between JLT towers and a villa.
~ AED 6,200Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islands
The Views
Apartment lakes next to JLT. Quieter podium, same metro idea.
~ AED 6,400Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridor
Dubai Design District
Studios, galleries, canal. Work here; sleep in the Bay unless the building is actually residential.
~ AED 7,200Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel