Qatar House Prices, Rents & Rental Yields (2026)
How much property costs in Qatar, what it rents for and how that compares with neighbouring markets in Western Asia. City-centre prices per m² rank 3 of 10 in this comparison; gross yields rank 5 of 10.
- Apartment price per m² (city centre)
- $5,317
- 2022
- Apartment price per m² (outside centre)
- $3,653
- 2022
- Gross rental yield (city centre)
- 5.9%
- 2024
- Price-to-income ratio
- 6.7
- 2024
- Rent: 1-bedroom, city centre
- $1,643/mo
- 2023
- Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed)
- 4.0%
- 2022
Price and rent trends in Qatar
Latest property market indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment price per m² (city centre)Average asking price per square metre to buy an apartment in city centres | $5,317 | 2022 | +36.4% vs 2020 | Numbeo |
| Apartment price per m² (outside centre)Average price per square metre to buy an apartment outside city centres | $3,653 | 2022 | +15.0% vs 2020 | Numbeo |
| Price-to-income ratioMedian apartment price divided by median annual disposable family income | 6.7 | 2024 | +26.4% vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Gross rental yield (city centre)Annual rent as a percentage of purchase price, city-centre apartments | 5.9% | 2024 | -1.8 pp vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Price-to-rent ratio (city centre)Purchase price divided by annual rent, city-centre apartments | 17 | 2024 | +30.8% vs 2023 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 1-bedroom, city centreAverage monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment in the city centre | $1,643/mo | 2023 | -9.2% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 1-bedroom, outside centreAverage monthly rent of a one-bedroom apartment outside the centre | $1,009/mo | 2023 | -13.0% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 3-bedroom, city centreAverage monthly rent of a three-bedroom apartment in the city centre | $3,047/mo | 2023 | -12.3% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Rent: 3-bedroom, outside centreAverage monthly rent of a three-bedroom apartment outside the centre | $2,016/mo | 2023 | -12.0% vs 2022 | Numbeo |
| Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed)Average yearly mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed | 4.0% | 2022 | -0.6 pp vs 2020 | Numbeo |
Year-by-year data
| Year | Apartment price per m² (city centre) | Apartment price per m² (outside centre) | Price-to-income ratio | Gross rental yield (city centre) | Price-to-rent ratio (city centre) | Rent: 1-bedroom, city centre | Rent: 1-bedroom, outside centre | Rent: 3-bedroom, city centre | Rent: 3-bedroom, outside centre | Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | 6.7 | 5.9% | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | 5.3 | 7.7% | 13 | $1,643/mo | $1,009/mo | $3,047/mo | $2,016/mo | — |
| 2022 | $5,317 | $3,653 | 6.2 | 8.0% | 12.6 | $1,809/mo | $1,160/mo | $3,475/mo | $2,292/mo | 4.0% |
| 2021 | — | — | 6 | 7.5% | 13.4 | $1,568/mo | $1,018/mo | $2,989/mo | $2,010/mo | — |
| 2020 | $3,898 | $3,176 | 5.8 | 7.2% | 13.9 | $1,466/mo | $1,003/mo | $2,891/mo | $1,903/mo | 4.6% |
| 2019 | $4,944 | $2,993 | 5.7 | 7.0% | 14.4 | $1,569/mo | $1,040/mo | $2,931/mo | $2,027/mo | 4.9% |
| 2018 | $4,697 | $3,013 | — | — | — | $1,555/mo | $1,055/mo | $3,020/mo | $2,073/mo | 4.8% |
| 2017 | $4,264 | $2,904 | 6.2 | 9.5% | 10.5 | $2,002/mo | $1,314/mo | $3,738/mo | $2,626/mo | 5.0% |
Qatar compared with Western Asia
| Country | Apartment price per m² (city centre) | Gross rental yield (city centre) | Price-to-income ratio | Mortgage interest rate (20-year fixed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | $5,317 | 5.9% | 6.7 | 4.0% |
| Armenia | $3,156 | 6.3% | 17 | 13.8% |
| Azerbaijan | $1,700 | 5.3% | 14.4 | 9.1% |
| Cyprus | $3,682 | 6.9% | 8.1 | 4.3% |
| Georgia | $1,577 | 8.5% | 13 | 11.8% |
| Iraq | $1,202 | 6.4% | 8 | — |
| Israel | $12,224 | 3.2% | 14.2 | 5.1% |
| Jordan | $903 | 5.7% | 7.5 | 8.0% |
| Kuwait | $6,239 | 3.5% | 7.7 | — |
| Lebanon | $3,450 | 4.8% | 27.4 | — |
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- Qatar market overview
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Prices, rents, yields and mortgage rates: Numbeo (crowd-sourced, national averages of city data). Values in US dollars.