Districtمويلح
Muwaileh
The university district on the Dubai–Sharjah highway: University City, new mid-rise communities (Al Zahia, Aljada next door) and cheap villas, closer to Dubai’s eastern districts than central Sharjah.
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6.9
1BR rentReport
AED 28k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
3BR villa rentReport
AED 110k/yr
Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06
Sale priceEstimate
AED 650/sqft
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Estimate
+10%
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
45 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsOfficial
2
Sharjah Private Education Authority · 2025
All data
Estimate 8Report 4Official 5Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 100,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 25 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Mixed | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Renting
| Studio rent | AED 20k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 1BR rent | AED 28k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 40k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 110k/yr | Report | Bayut annual / quarterly market reports · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 3,100/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 650/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +10% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 7.5% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 7/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 45 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 20 | Official | Sharjah Private Education Authority · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 2 | Official | Sharjah Private Education Authority · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 4 | Official | Ministry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 0/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 3/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 3/5 | 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
- +Most schools of any Sharjah district
- +New communities with pools and parks
- +Faster to Dubai’s Mirdif / Silicon Oasis than from central Sharjah
- −Sprawling; car needed
- −Emirates Road congestion
- −Few restaurants and nightlife (none)
Residents say
Teachers, academics and families; the new master communities are a different world from the old villas.
Expat communities: Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian (editorial, largest first)