International City Phase 1
Dubai's most affordable apartment district — country-themed clusters, very high yields.
Median price
AED 472K
registered sales
Price / sqft
AED 671
Median rent
AED 37K/yr
22,564 contracts
Gross yield
8.2%
5y trend
+11.0%/yr
AED/sqft CAGR
Sales, 12 mo
1,903
AED/sqft, last 3 years
By bedroom count
| Type | Median price | AED/sqft | Median rent/yr | Yield | Sales 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | AED 342K | 710 | AED 30K | 9.0% | 629 |
| 1-bedroom apartments | AED 460K | 619 | AED 40K | 8.9% | 746 |
| 2-bedroom apartments | AED 800K | 730 | AED 55K | 7.5% | 122 |
| 3-bedroom apartments | AED 1.6M | 650 | AED 104K | 6.7% | 55 |
Drive times · Monday 8am traffic
DIFC & Sheikh Zayed Rd · 24 minDowntown & Business Bay · 23 minMedia / Internet City · 33 minDubai Marina & JBR · 37 minJebel Ali / JAFZA · 41 minExpo City & Dubai South · 42 minDXB Airport · 39 minDeira & Old Dubai · 26 min
What's happening here
Mainland License No Longer Required for Shops in International City Phase 1 (regulatory update as of Jan 2026). linkedin.com · 2026-01
Active off-plan projects
Longford Residences By Devan Real Estate Development
Devan Real Estate Development L.L.C
AED 799K median · 12.3% built
Tomorrow Commercial Tower
Tomorrow World Real Estate Development L.L.C
AED 1.8M median · 33.2% built
Yigo26
Yangtze International Real Estate Developer L.L.C
AED 874K median · 1.1% built
Source: Dubai Land Department registered transactions and Ejari rent contracts, data through 2026-09-17, aggregated by datadubai.ae (CC BY 4.0). Drive times via Google (predictive) and OSRM. Underlying data →