Cityمدينة الفجيرة
Fujairah (city)
Port city on the Gulf of Oman with a corniche, a fort, cooler evenings and the slowest pace of any UAE city.
east coastportquiet
8.9
1BR rentEstimate
AED 26k/yr
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
3BR villa rentEstimate
AED 85k/yr
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Sale priceEstimate
AED 500/sqft
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Estimate
+5%
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
10 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsEstimate
2
Editorial estimate · 2025
All data
Official 4Estimate 12Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 93,673 | Official | Wikidata · 2026 |
| Ownership | Mixed | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 18k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 26k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 36k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 85k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 2,900/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 500/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +5% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 8% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 6/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 10 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 30 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 2 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 3 | Official | Ministry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 38 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +Diving and snorkelling on the doorstep
- +Very low rents
- +Lower humidity than the Gulf coast
- −Few schools and clinics
- −Limited jobs outside the port
- −Two hours to Dubai airport
Residents say
A good base for divers and port workers; families with teenagers usually move west for schooling.
Expat communities: Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Filipino (editorial, largest first)