About halfof the projects we list here include villas
Late 2026 to 2028when most of the projects we list are due
The villas around the Crystal Lagoon in District One set the tone here, and villa projects we list mostly start above AED 4 million and run to AED 26 million. The towers cost far less, from about AED 1 million. Ellington has the most projects we list here, followed by Sobha Realty, Nakheel and Meydan. Check exactly which part of the district a project is in, because it is spread out.
Lakeshore at The Sanctuary, image 2Karl Lagerfeld Villas, image 3
Swim
There is no sea here: the nearest beach in our data is about 9 km away. Several communities are built around lagoons with sandy edges instead. Access is usually for residents only.
Crystal Lagoon, District One
Residents
A long man-made lagoon with beaches, lined by District One villas.
Pools in the projects
More than half
More than half of the projects we list mention a pool. Ask whether it belongs to your building or is shared across the community.
Jumeirah Beach
9 km straight line
The nearest beach in our data, on the coast across Sheikh Zayed Road. A beach day here means a drive.
Tonino Lamborghini Residences, image 1
Eat
Most new communities here are still too young for many shops, and Sobha Mall, about 3 km from the centre, is still being built. For now, you drive to Business Bay or Downtown.
Dubai Mall and Downtown
5 to 6 km
Restaurants at every price, a big supermarket and the fountain.
Sobha Mall
Being built
A mall under construction about 3 km from the centre of the district in a straight line. Until it opens, the weekly shop means a drive.
Business Bay
About 4.5 km
The nearest business district, with restaurants along the creek front, about 4.5 km from the centre in a straight line.
Lakeshore at The Sanctuary, image 3
A Saturday in Mohammed Bin Rashid City
A weekend here starts in a park or by a lagoon and ends in Downtown.
7:30A walk in Nad Al Sheba Park, about 2 km away, before the heat.
9:30A round at Dubai Hills Golf Club, about 6.6 km away in a straight line.
13:00Lunch at Dubai Mall, about 6 km away.
19:00Back to Downtown for dinner and the fountain.
What homes cost
Ready apartments sold most often here, at a median of AED 1,300,000 in the last 12 months.
The median is the middle price: half the homes sold for more, half for less. A sea view or a high floor can cost a lot more than the median.
Source: Dubai Land Department, sales in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Ready apartments
Studio632 salesAED 695,000
1 bedroom759 salesAED 1,350,000
2 bedrooms415 salesAED 2,320,000
3 bedrooms105 salesAED 3,300,000
4 bedrooms23 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments
Studio156 salesAED 1,014,000
1 bedroom262 salesAED 1,624,000
2 bedrooms145 salesAED 2,697,000
3 bedrooms51 salesAED 3,950,000
4 bedrooms11 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready villas
4 bedrooms1 saleNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments: median price in the 12 months to each dateOff-plan apartments: the median price went from AED 902,000 in the 12 months to Dec 31, 2024 to AED 1,716,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Dec 31, 2024AED 902,000
Sep 30, 2026AED 1,716,000
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 30, 2026
AED 1,716,000
634 sales
Jun 30, 2026
AED 1,820,000
562 sales
Mar 31, 2026
AED 1,868,000
543 sales
Dec 31, 2025
AED 1,666,000
641 sales
Sep 30, 2025
AED 1,632,000
1,179 sales
Jun 30, 2025
AED 1,591,000
1,859 sales
Mar 31, 2025
AED 952,000
3,798 sales
Dec 31, 2024
AED 902,000
4,750 sales
Sales in 12 months
2,895
Off-plan: 655 sales, against 2,240 ready homes
23%
Off-plan apartments: median price
AED 1,716,000
Off-plan apartments: median price per sq ft
AED 2,122 per sq ft
Off-plan apartments: median price compared with a year earlier
Up 5%
Sales and rents from Dubai Land Department open data. DLD area: Al Merkadh.
Rents and yields
The median yearly rent of new Ejari contracts, and the gross yield: a year's rent before costs, as a share of the median price of ready homes. We show a yield only where both have at least 30 contracts and sales.
Ready apartments
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
Studio
AED 54,000
3,218
7.7%
1 bedroom
AED 85,000
3,380
6.3%
2 bedrooms
AED 140,000
1,320
6.1%
3 bedrooms
AED 190,000
297
5.6%
Ready villas
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
4 bedrooms
AED 800,000
105
–
5 or more bedrooms
AED 1,320,000
85
–
Rents from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Prices from Dubai Land Department.
Yes, if you want a villa with space. Hartland International School (British and IB) and North London Collegiate School (IB) are in the Sobha Hartland part of the district, under 3 km from the centre. There are six parks within 3 km in a straight line, the nearest, Polo Residence Park, under 1 km away. Shops are still thin in the newer communities, and the nearest hospital in our data, Mediclinic, is about 5.7 km away.
How far is Mohammed Bin Rashid City from Downtown?
Close. The centre of the district is about 6 km from Burj Khalifa in a straight line, and Business Bay is about 4.5 km. The district is large, so check the distance from the project you are looking at.
What will a 1-bed off-plan flat cost in Mohammed Bin Rashid City?
In the projects we list, flats that start at one bedroom are priced from about AED 1.0 million, and most start below AED 1.7 million. Villa projects mostly start above AED 4 million. DLD figures for the year to September 2026 put off-plan flats at a median of about AED 2,120 per sq ft and ready flats at about AED 2,030, so buying new costs little more than buying ready. Gross rental yields on 1- and 2-beds were about 6%. Prices were checked in November 2026.
Is there a metro in Mohammed Bin Rashid City?
No, and no tram. The nearest stations are Business Bay and Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall on the Red Line, about 6 km from the centre of the district in a straight line. Most residents drive.
When will the projects in Mohammed Bin Rashid City be finished?
Most of the projects we list are due between December 2026 and 2028. A few show dates in 2024, 2025 or earlier in 2026; those have passed and may be out of date, so ask the developer. The Land Department register shows about 20 active projects here, on average about half complete, so expect building work nearby for a few years.
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