Districtالمدينة العالمية
International City
Country-themed low-rise clusters near Dragon Mart: the cheapest flats in Dubai, dense and far from the centre, popular with Chinese traders and low-income workers.
cheapestdenselow-risefreehold
5.4
1BR rentReport
AED 42k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceReport
AED 700/sqft
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Report
+12%
Property Finder market reports · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
35 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
0
KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025
PopulationEstimate
150,000
Editorial estimate · 2024
All data
Estimate 3Report 6Official 7Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 150,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 8 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Official | Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 and freehold area regulations · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 30k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 42k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 60k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 3,400/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 700/sqft | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +12% | Report | Property Finder market reports · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 8.5% | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 10/sqft | Official | Dubai Land Department open data (Dubai Pulse) · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 35 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 2 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 0 | Official | KHDA school inspection ratings · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 1 | Official | Dubai Health Authority facility directory · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 0/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 41 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +Lowest rents and purchase prices in the city
- +Highest gross yields
- +Dragon Mart and Chinese food scene
- −Overcrowding and parking chaos
- −Sewage and maintenance complaints in older clusters
- −Long commute, no metro
Residents say
Residents say Phase 2 and Warsan are better maintained than the original clusters.
Expat communities: Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Filipino, African (editorial, largest first)