Dubai Marina Studio Rent as of September 2026
A studio in Dubai Marina signs at a median of AED 5,000 a month, which is AED 60,000 over twelve months. That figure comes from 172 registered new tenancy contracts in the Ejari register of the Dubai Land Department, as of September 2026. The register files the district under the cadastral name Marsa Dubai; Princess Tower, Elite Residence and Bay Central all sit inside it.
The more useful fact is how few of those contracts there are. Dubai Marina produced 1,888 registered apartment contracts in this reading, and only 172 of them, 9.1 percent, were studios. Anyone hunting a Marina studio is competing for the smallest product class in the district.
What 172 registered studio contracts look like
| Position in the distribution | Per month | Over twelve months |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest registered contract | AED 3,333 | AED 39,996 |
| Lower quarter (25th percentile) | AED 4,416 | AED 52,992 |
| Median | AED 5,000 | AED 60,000 |
| Upper quarter (75th percentile) | AED 5,833 | AED 69,996 |
| Highest registered contract | AED 10,000 | AED 120,000 |
Read the middle two rows first. Half of all registered studio contracts sit between AED 4,416 and AED 5,833 a month, a band of AED 1,417. That is the narrowest spread of any unit class in the Marina, and it means a studio quote far outside that band needs a reason: a renovated tower, a marina view, or furniture included.
The outer rows are the honest ones. The cheapest registered studio contract ran at AED 3,333 a month and the dearest at AED 10,000, so the entire studio market of Dubai Marina fits inside a factor of three. Compare that with the one-bedroom class, where registered contracts run from AED 1,666 to AED 25,416. A studio is the most predictable thing you can rent in this district.
Why the Marina is not a studio district
| District | Register name | Studio contracts | Share of the district's contracts | Median rent per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Marina | Marsa Dubai | 172 | 9.1 percent | AED 5,000 |
| Downtown Dubai | Burj Khalifa | 90 | 4.1 percent | AED 6,023 |
| Business Bay | Business Bay | 733 | 36.9 percent | AED 5,000 |
| Jumeirah Lake Towers | Al Thanyah Fifth | 354 | 23.5 percent | AED 4,416 |
| Sobha Hartland (MBR City) | Al Merkadh | 1,210 | 56.0 percent | AED 4,083 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | Al Barsha South Fourth | 752 | 37.4 percent | AED 3,750 |
The share column is the point. In Business Bay and Jumeirah Village Circle the studio is the standard product, at 36.9 and 37.4 percent of all registered apartment contracts. In Dubai Marina it is 9.1 percent, and in Downtown Dubai only 4.1 percent. Towers on the waterfront were built for one- and two-bedroom stock, and the studio inventory that does exist tends to be concentrated in a handful of older buildings.
Scarcity does not translate into the highest price, though. Jumeirah Lake Towers, one metro stop inland, has 354 registered studio contracts at a median of AED 4,416 a month. That is AED 584 a month below the Marina, or AED 7,008 over a year, for a walk that takes minutes rather than an hour. Downtown Dubai is the only district in this table where a studio signs above the Marina, at AED 6,023 a month from 90 contracts.
Studio asking prices against studio contracts
Asking rents and contract rents measure two different things, so they never share a table here. One is what a landlord publishes, the other is what a tenant signed.
| Lowest asking | Median asking | Highest asking |
|---|---|---|
| AED 3,667 | AED 5,833 | AED 11,250 |
The median asking rent for a Marina studio sits 16.7 percent above the median contract rent. Note the top of the asking range, AED 11,250, against the highest figure anywhere in the contract register, AED 10,000. Listings at the top of the portal range are not what studios in this district actually go for.
What a studio year really costs
Rent is the smaller half of the decision in the first month. On the median annual rent of AED 60,000, the agency commission of five percent is AED 3,000 and the five percent security deposit for an unfurnished unit is another AED 3,000, so those two together are AED 6,000. On top come the DEWA connection deposit for an apartment, AED 2,000, and the Ejari registration fee, AED 220 - AED 2,220 for the pair. That is AED 8,220 beyond the rent itself, and AED 68,220 for the first year all in. The deposit comes back at the end of the tenancy if the flat does; the commission and the Ejari fee do not.
Square metres, and the figure we cannot give you
The tenancy register leaves the bedroom field empty in most records, so the studio class is defined by floor area: up to 57 square metres. The median studio in our own listing sample measures 37 square metres, and the sale register, where the unit type is recorded, puts the studio median at 42 square metres. Divide the median rent by either figure and a Marina studio costs about AED 135 per square metre per month on the first reading, AED 119 on the second. Either way it is the most expensive square metre in the district: a one-bedroom works out at roughly AED 94 per square metre per month, a two-bedroom at AED 87.
One figure is missing, and we would rather say so than invent it. The Dubai Land Department sale register carries no studio class for Dubai Marina in this reading, so we publish no purchase price and no yield for Marina studios. The nearest registered studio sales in a comparable central district are in Business Bay, where 274 existing-stock contracts have a median of AED 935,000. For context on the ownership route: the property threshold for the ten-year golden visa is AED 2,000,000, which no studio in this reading reaches.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a studio in Dubai Marina per month?
A median of AED 5,000 a month, from 172 registered new tenancy contracts as of September 2026. Half of those contracts sit between AED 4,416 and AED 5,833, and over twelve months the median works out at AED 60,000.
Why is your figure below the portal listings?
Because a listing is a demand and a contract is a deal. The median asking rent for a Marina studio is AED 5,833 across 75 listings, which is 16.7 percent above the registered median of AED 5,000. Both numbers are correct; they measure different moments.
Are Marina studios hard to find?
They are the smallest class in the district: 172 of 1,888 registered apartment contracts, 9.1 percent. Business Bay signed 733 studio contracts in the same reading, more than four times as many, at the same median of AED 5,000 a month.
What should I budget beyond the rent?
On the median annual rent of AED 60,000: AED 3,000 agency commission and AED 3,000 security deposit, AED 6,000 for the two, plus AED 2,220 for the DEWA deposit and the Ejari fee together. That is AED 8,220 on top of the rent.
Do these numbers include lease renewals?
No. New contracts only. Renewals are held down by the rent cap and sit systematically lower, which would flatter the figures for anyone moving in.
Source: Dubai Land Department, Ejari tenancy contract register, as of September 2026, and the Dubai Land Department sale contract register for the purchase figures. The numbers are reproduced with attribution and are not a DXB Radar survey. Asking rents: our own reading of listings on propertyfinder.ae, September 2026. New readings from both registers go out on our Telegram channel: https://t.me/dxbradar.