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Dubai rent increase calculator

The allowed increase depends on how far your current rent is below the average rent for similar units in the Dubai rental index. Look up your unit in the Dubai Land Department’s rental index and enter the average it shows, with the date you checked it.

The index changes; the result is only as current as this date.

Your answer

Maximum increase10 %
Maximum new rentAED 66,000.00
Your rent below the index average25 %
Index as of2026-11-03
  • The landlord must notify you of an increase at least 90 days before the lease ends. Under the Dubai Land Department’s Smart Rental Index, an increase applies only if the index confirms the property is eligible; check it before agreeing.

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How we worked it out

Updated as you change the numbers.

  1. Gap = (AED 80,000.00 − AED 60,000.00) ÷ AED 80,000.00 = 25%.
  2. Up to 10% below: no increase; 11–20%: 5%; 21–30%: 10%; 31–40%: 15%; more than 40%: 20%.

Method and assumptions

Article 1 of Dubai Decree No. 43 of 2013: no increase if the rent is less than 10% below the average market rent of similar units, 5% if it is 11% to 20% below, 10% if 21% to 30% below, 15% if 31% to 40% below and 20% if more than 40% below. The average market rent comes from the rental index approved by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency, now the Dubai Land Department’s Smart Rental Index.

Questions

How much can rent of AED 60,000 rise if the index average is AED 80,000?

Up to 10%, to AED 66,000: the rent is 25% below the average.

Sources

Method and figures checked on November 3, 2026. Every worked answer on this page is covered by an automated test. Found a mistake? Tell us.

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