Gross apartment yields run from 5.5% in Al Khobar to 3.6% in Madinah (Q1 2026), measured on rents registered with Ejar — not asking rents.
Yield is annual rent per m² divided by sale price per m², both from the same quarter. It's a gross figure: service charges, vacancy, maintenance and fees come off it.
Data through Q1 2026Open-data snapshot 14 Sept 2026Refreshed weekly
Latest quarter where REGA publishes both sale prices and Ejar rents.
| City | Apartment yield | Apartment rent / year | Rent / m² / year | Price / m² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Al Khobar | 5.5% | 21,891 | 205 | 3,712 |
| 02 | Jeddah | 5.4% | 24,519 | 210 | 3,876 |
| 03 | Dammam | 4.8% | 18,690 | 166 | 3,448 |
| 04 | Riyadh | 4.7% | 30,797 | 275 | 5,862 |
| 05 | Makkah | 3.8% | 17,601 | 130 | 3,437 |
| 06 | Madinah | 3.6% | 18,041 | 132 | 3,696 |
Average annual rent per m² on registered apartment leases. The Riyadh rent freeze took effect on 25 September 2025 (Q3 2025).
Apartment yields for every district with at least ten registered leases and ten sale deeds in the same quarter.
| Madain Al Fahdمدائن الفهد | 6.9% | 193 | 2,787 | 22,411 | Q3 2025 |
| Mushrifahمشرفة | 6.8% | 221 | 3,252 | 22,447 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Bawadiالبوادى | 6.8% | 233 | 3,447 | 21,302 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Aziziyahالعزيزية | 6.5% | 220 | 3,403 | 23,521 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Nakheelالنخيل | 6.4% | 202 | 3,165 | 23,330 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Naseemالنسيم | 6.1% | 194 | 3,189 | 25,091 | Q3 2025 |
| Umm Hablain Al Gharbiyahام حبلين الغربية | 5.9% | 172 | 2,902 | 24,051 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Sharafiyahالشرفية | 5.9% | 209 | 3,554 | 22,181 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Wahahالواحة | 5.9% | 209 | 3,548 | 25,839 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Wurudالورود | 5.9% | 246 | 4,190 | 32,522 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Faisaliyahالفيصلية | 5.9% | 231 | 3,941 | 24,462 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Nuzlah Al Sharqiyahالنزلة الشرقية | 5.8% | 187 | 3,212 | 21,289 | Q2 2025 |
| Bani Malikبني مالك | 5.8% | 197 | 3,428 | 22,554 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Naeemالنعيم | 5.8% | 248 | 4,313 | 27,871 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Rawabiالروابي | 5.7% | 201 | 3,517 | 21,292 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Nuzhahالنزهة | 5.7% | 213 | 3,745 | 23,681 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Rayyanالريان | 5.7% | 185 | 3,255 | 23,708 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Hamdaniyahالحمدانية | 5.7% | 167 | 2,947 | 21,401 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Manarالمنار | 5.6% | 208 | 3,691 | 25,364 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Rehabالرحاب | 5.6% | 227 | 4,024 | 24,874 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Ajwadالاجواد | 5.6% | 177 | 3,174 | 21,889 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Sawariالصوارى | 5.6% | 208 | 3,732 | 31,230 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Jamiahالجامعة | 5.5% | 203 | 3,659 | 23,921 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Rughamahالرغامة | 5.5% | 174 | 3,180 | 21,976 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Fayhaالفيحاء | 5.5% | 219 | 3,995 | 28,253 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Rabwahالربوه | 5.5% | 206 | 3,775 | 23,015 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Marwahالمروة | 5.4% | 206 | 3,805 | 25,682 | Q3 2025 |
| Muraikhمريخ | 5.4% | 180 | 3,321 | 23,010 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Safaالصفا | 5.4% | 204 | 3,800 | 23,011 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Zahraالزهراء | 5.3% | 277 | 5,205 | 36,568 | Q3 2025 |
| Umm Al Salamأم السلم | 5.3% | 161 | 3,038 | 20,022 | Q3 2025 |
| Prince Abdulmajeedالأمير عبد المجيد | 5.3% | 169 | 3,190 | 24,450 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Hamraالحمراء | 5.2% | 285 | 5,453 | 35,199 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Sulaymaniyahالسليمانية | 5.2% | 203 | 3,889 | 22,016 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Salhiyahالصالحية | 5.1% | 170 | 3,331 | 21,624 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Salamahالسلامة | 5.1% | 248 | 4,884 | 28,148 | Q3 2025 |
| Obhur Al Janubiyahأبحر الجنوبية | 5.0% | 333 | 6,688 | 43,802 | Q2 2025 |
| Al Rawdahالروضة | 4.8% | 277 | 5,726 | 32,993 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Nahdahالنهضة | 4.8% | 296 | 6,166 | 37,981 | Q3 2025 |
| Al Samerالسامر | 4.7% | 172 | 3,631 | 22,503 | Q2 2025 |
District sale prices run to the latest quarter REGA publishes at district level; each yield pairs rent and price from the same quarter.
Al Khobar had the highest gross apartment yield, about 5.5% in Q1 2026. Madinah had the lowest, about 3.6% in Q1 2026. Both are before service charges, vacancy and fees.
The average registered apartment lease in Al Khobar was SAR 21,891 a year in Q1 2026 (SAR 205 per m²), across 23,287 Ejar contracts.
The average registered apartment lease in Jeddah was SAR 24,519 a year in Q1 2026 (SAR 210 per m²), across 107,543 Ejar contracts.
The average registered apartment lease in Dammam was SAR 18,690 a year in Q1 2026 (SAR 166 per m²), across 37,683 Ejar contracts.
The average registered apartment lease in Riyadh was SAR 30,797 a year in Q1 2026 (SAR 275 per m²), across 169,498 Ejar contracts.
The average registered apartment lease in Makkah was SAR 17,601 a year in Q1 2026 (SAR 130 per m²), across 37,330 Ejar contracts.
The average registered apartment lease in Madinah was SAR 18,041 a year in Q1 2026 (SAR 132 per m²), across 56,520 Ejar contracts.
Annual rent per m² from registered Ejar contracts, divided by the price per m² from registered sales in the same quarter. It is a gross figure: service charges, vacancy, maintenance and fees would lower it.
