• Fujairah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Fujairah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Ras Al Khaimah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Ras Al Khaimah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Bah Al Bahr in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National
    Bah Al Bahr in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Umm Al Quwain. Lee Hoagland/The National
    Umm Al Quwain. Lee Hoagland/The National
  • Al Majaz. Satish Kumar / The National
    Al Majaz. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Al Nahda. Pawan Singh / The National
    Al Nahda. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Al Khan. Sarah Dea / The National
    Al Khan. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Abu Shagara. Satish Kumar / The National
    Abu Shagara. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Al Yarmook. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Al Yarmook. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Al Wahda. Satish Kumar / The National
    Al Wahda. Satish Kumar / The National
  • The Sharjah Corniche. Sarah Dea / The National
    The Sharjah Corniche. Sarah Dea / The National

Where Sharjah and Northern Emirates rents have risen and fallen in 2016 – in pictures


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Find out how rental prices in Sharjah and the Northern Emirates have changed in 2016 and the average annual rates you will pay, according to data provided by Asteco.

Ajman apartments

1BR – Dh31,000 average rental rate, down 3.1% year-on-year

2BR – Dh35,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

3BR – Dh50,000 average rental rate, down 2% year-on-year

Fujairah apartments

1BR – Dh40,000 average rental rate, down 7% year-on-year

2BR – Dh49,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

3BR – Dh64,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

Ras Al Khaimah typical apartments

1BR – Dh34,000 average rental rate, down 10.5% year-on-year

2BR – Dh40,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

3BR – Dh50,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

Ras Al Khaimah new apartments

1BR – Dh45,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

2BR – Dh63,000 average rental rate, down 3.1% year-on-year

3BR – Dh100,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

Umm Al Quwain apartments

1BR – Dh23,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

2BR – Dh30,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

3BR – Dh40,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

Al Majaz apartments

1BR – Dh39,000 average rental rate, down 4.9% year-on-year

2BR – Dh55,000 average rental rate, down 5.2% year-on-year

3BR – Dh66,000 average rental rate, down 9.6% year-on-year

Al Nahda apartments

1BR – Dh38,000 average rental rate, down 9.5% year-on-year

2BR – Dh51,000 average rental rate, down 7.3% year-on-year

3BR – Dh65,000 average rental rate, down 7.1% year-on-year

Al Khan and Al Mamzar apartments

1BR – Dh38,000 average rental rate, down 2.6% year-on-year

2BR – Dh63,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

3BR – Dh73,000 average rental rate, down 8.8% year-on-year

Abu Shagara apartments

1BR – Dh32,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

2BR – Dh40,000 average rental rate, down 4.8% year-on-year

3BR – Dh53,000 average rental rate, down 1.9% year-on-year

Al Yarmook apartments

1BR – Dh26,000 average rental rate, unchanged year-on-year

2BR – Dh29,000 average rental rate, up 3.6% year-on-year

3BR – Dh45,000 average rental rate, down 6.3% year-on-year

Al Wahda apartments

1BR – Dh37,000 average rental rate, down 5.1% year-on-year

2BR – Dh45,000 average rental rate, down 10% year-on-year

3BR – Dh63,000 average rental rate, down 3.1% year-on-year

Corniche apartments

1BR – Dh44,000 average rental rate, down 8.3% year-on-year

2BR – Dh55,000 average rental rate, down 8.3% year-on-year

3BR – Dh75,000 average rental rate, down 3.8% year-on-year

In numbers

Number of Chinese tourists coming to UAE in 2017 was... 1.3m

Alibaba’s new ‘Tech Town’  in Dubai is worth... $600m

China’s investment in the MIddle East in 2016 was... $29.5bn

The world’s most valuable start-up in 2018, TikTok, is valued at... $75bn

Boost to the UAE economy of 5G connectivity will be... $269bn 

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