Investor Toolkit
Rental Yield & ROI Calculator
Model the gross and net yield, future value and total return on a UAE property before you commit. Adjust the numbers to match the deal you’re considering.
AED 2,000,000
AED 120,000
AED 18,000
Service charges in Dubai are billed per square foot each year — multiply the building’s rate by the unit size. The model holds rent and service charge flat, compounds appreciation yearly, and excludes purchase costs (such as the 4% DLD fee and agency commission), financing, vacancy and selling costs.
Projected total return
53%
Net rent plus appreciation over 5 years, as a share of the purchase price.
- Gross rental yield
- 6.00%
- Net rental yield
- 5.10%
- Future property value
- AED 2,552,563
- Total rental income (after service charge)
- AED 510,000
- Total appreciation
- AED 552,563
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For illustration only — not financial, tax or investment advice. Results depend entirely on the figures entered; actual rents, service charges and price growth vary by building and over time, and past performance does not guarantee future returns.