Business Bay · Ready · 80% of recent sales are studios
Studios resell for about AED 1.51M and rent for AED 75k a year.
At a glance
From 37 resales in the last 12 months.
Down 21% since early 2026. Renewing tenants pay about AED 75k.
Less than studios across Business Bay, at 6.1%.
Fewer resales than the typical similar building, so a sale may take longer.
What brings you here?
AED 1.51M
That's the typical price. 21 of the 37 studios resold here in the last year went for AED 1.28M to AED 1.7M. Got an asking price? Enter it below to see how it compares.
Each dot is a real sale here in the last 12 months.
AED 1.28M
10 of the 37 studios resold here in the last year went for this or less. Start here and leave room to move.
Based on the typical studio here at AED 1.51M, and renting a studio here for AED 75k a year.
The mortgage is AED 455 a month more than renting.
Before service charges and any change in price.
AED 405k
Over 5 years, buying costs about AED 359k in fees and interest. Renting costs about AED 375k.
Fees: DLD transfer fee 4% plus AED 580; trustee fee AED 4,000 plus VAT; mortgage registration 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290; agency fee 2% plus VAT; bank valuation about AED 3,000. Up to 80% loan for a first home up to AED 5M. Your bank sets your rate.
5.0%
A year's rent, about AED 75k, as a share of the price, before service charges. Studios across Business Bay earn 6.1%.
3 a month
That's how often a studio resells here. The building has fewer resales than the typical similar building nearby.
No clear move
Only 3 resales in the building in the last 3 months, too few to call a direction.
Each dot is a studio sale here. The line is the going rate: every extra sq ft adds about AED 2,746. Dots well above the line sold for more than their size explains, so ask what made them worth it.
AED 710k less
Studios at AG Tower cost AED 800k and rent for AED 58k. That's a 7.3% return, against 5.0% here. Below: 5 cheaper buildings that earn more.
17 of the 18 others
in Business Bay earn a higher return than Upside Living. Across the building as a whole it costs AED 3,057 per sq ft and earns 5.0%. The typical building in Business Bay costs AED 1,875 per sq ft and earns 6.2%.
Not enough deals yet
Only 6 sold here in the last year, too few for a fair range. Across Business Bay, a 1-bedroom resells for about AED 1.44M.
AED 91k a year
Based on 34 new leases here in the last 3 months.
AED 75k a year
That's the typical new studio rent here. Of the 94 new leases in the last 3 months, 56 signed for AED 65k to AED 89k. Enter your quote to check it.
Each dot is a real new lease here in the last 3 months.
About the same
Renewing tenants pay about AED 75k, new tenants about AED 75k. Moving won't save you much here.
Down 21%
In January to March 2026, new studio leases signed for AED 95k. In the last 3 months it's AED 75k, so you have room to ask for less.
7 a week
That's how often a new studio lease is signed here, from 94 new leases in the last 3 months.
20 years
of rent at AED 75k equals the typical studio price, AED 1.51M, before fees and service charges.
You'd pay about AED 75k a year to rent a studio here. Here's what owning a studio here would cost each month, and the cash you'd need first.
AED 405kthen AED 6,705 a month
Owning would cost you AED 455 a month more than renting, before service charges, once you've put down AED 405k.
Fees: DLD transfer fee 4% plus AED 580; trustee fee AED 4,000 plus VAT; mortgage registration 0.25% of the loan plus AED 290; agency fee 2% plus VAT; bank valuation about AED 3,000. Up to 80% loan for a first home up to AED 5M. Your bank sets your rate.
12 buildings
nearby sign new studio leases under AED 75k. Here's the typical rent at each building over the last 3 months.
The shaded gap is the difference between what renewing and new tenants pay. Our lease records start in January 2026.
AED 91k a year
That's the typical new 1-bedroom rent here. Of the 34 new leases in the last 3 months, 19 signed for AED 81k to AED 100k. Enter your quote to check it.
Each dot is a real new lease here in the last 3 months.
AED 91k
Renewing tenants here pay about AED 110k. New tenants pay AED 19k less for the same 1-bedroom, so ask to match them.
Hi, I'd love to renew. In the last 3 months, 34 new 1-bedroom leases in Upside Living have been registered with the Dubai Land Department, at about AED 90,588 a year. Could we renew at that rate?
3 a week
That's how often a new 1-bedroom lease is signed here, from 34 new leases in the last 3 months.
10 buildings
nearby sign new 1-bedroom leases under AED 91k. Here's the typical rent at each building over the last 3 months.
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AED 1.51M
Apartments this size here usually sell for AED 1.34M to AED 1.67M.
AED 75k
That's the typical new studio rent here. 23 of the 94 new leases paid over AED 89k. Ask more if yours is high up or upgraded.
Start from the typical studio price here, AED 1.51M. Enter what's left on your mortgage to see what reaches your account.
AED 1.51M
Your developer also charges for the no-objection certificate, often AED 500 to 5,000.
No clear move
Only 3 resales in the building in the last 3 months, too few to call a direction.
3 a month
Studios resell here at about this pace. The latest 3:
5.0%
That's a year's rent against today's price, before costs. Studios across Business Bay earn 6.1%.
Each month's price per sq ft, from resales. Across Business Bay, prices are down 8% on a year ago.
Not enough deals yet
Only 6 sold here in the last year, too few for a fair range. Across Business Bay, a 1-bedroom resells for about AED 1.44M.
AED 91k a year
Based on 34 new leases here in the last 3 months.
Here are other buildings nearby and what a 1-bedroom costs in each.
Quick answers, from the same deals as the rest of this page.
About AED 1.51M on resale; 21 of 37 sold for AED 1.28M to AED 1.7M.
About AED 75k a year on a new lease and AED 75k on a renewal.
About 5.0% gross on a studio, before service charges.
Slower than the typical similar building: 43 resales in 12 months.