--- title: "East Riyadh Neighborhoods: Rents in 15 Districts | Ejari" description: "East Riyadh neighborhoods by the numbers: median asking rents for flats and villas in Al Rawdah, Qurtubah, Al Yarmouk, Al Munsiyah, Al Rimal and more." url: "https://ejari.sa/en/blog/east-riyadh-neighborhoods/" lang: "en" --- Renting guides # East Riyadh Neighborhoods: Rents in 15 Districts Published Nov 1, 2026 • 8 min read By [Fahad Albedah](https://ejari.sa/en/authors/fahad-albedah/), CTO East Riyadh neighborhoods by the numbers: median asking rents for flats and villas in Al Rawdah, Qurtubah, Al Yarmouk, Al Munsiyah, Al Rimal and more. **In this article** 1. [East Riyadh neighborhood rents at a glance](#east-riyadh-neighborhood-rents-at-a-glance) 2. [How to choose within East Riyadh](#how-to-choose-within-east-riyadh) 3. [East Riyadh neighborhoods one by one](#east-riyadh-neighborhoods-one-by-one) 4. [Who East Riyadh suits](#who-east-riyadh-suits) 5. [Pay your rent monthly with Ejari](#pay-your-rent-monthly-with-ejari) 6. [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions) Which are the main East Riyadh neighborhoods to rent in? In short: **Al Rawdah**, **Qurtubah**, **Al Yarmouk**, **Al Munsiyah**, **Al Rimal** and **Ishbiliyah**, plus lower-priced districts such as Al Nahda, Al Khaleej and An Nasim. Across the districts in this guide, the median two-bedroom apartment asks about SAR 45,000 a year (about 3,800 a month), against 50,000 (about 4,200 a month) for Riyadh as a whole, and district medians run from SAR 29,000 a year in An Nasim Al Gharbi to 65,000 in Al Safa. Villa medians in the east start at SAR 75,000 a year in Al Rimal, Al Nahda and An Nasim Al Gharbi and reach 153,000 in Qurtubah ([Data by Kite](https://kite.sa/)). We have matching guides to [North Riyadh neighborhoods](https://ejari.sa/en/blog/north-riyadh-neighborhoods/), [South Riyadh neighborhoods](https://ejari.sa/en/blog/south-riyadh-neighborhoods/) and [West Riyadh neighborhoods](https://ejari.sa/en/blog/west-riyadh-neighborhoods/), and central districts such as Al Malaz and Al Rabwa are in [the best neighborhoods to rent in Riyadh](https://ejari.sa/en/blog/best-neighborhoods-riyadh/). > **About the rents in this guide.** They are asking rents: the prices landlords listed their flats and villas at in listings updated between 30 September and 30 October 2026, not what tenants actually signed for. Each figure is the median, so half the listings ask more and half ask less, and for some districts we also give the middle half of listings (the first to the third quartile). Figures are SAR a year, rounded to the nearest thousand, with the monthly equivalent in brackets. We only publish a district’s figure where that segment has 20 or more listings. [Data by Kite](https://kite.sa/). ## East Riyadh neighborhood rents at a glance | District | 2-bed apartment | 3-bed apartment | Villa | | ----------------------------- | ------------------ | --------------- | ---------------- | | Al Safa | 65,000 (5,400) | 70,000 (5,800) | 150,000 (12,500) | | Qurtubah | 60,000 (5,000) | 70,000 (5,800) | 153,000 (12,800) | | Al Rawdah | 58,000 (4,800) | 70,000 (5,800) | — | | Al Munsiyah | 55,000 (4,600) | 60,000 (5,000) | 140,000 (11,700) | | Ar Rayan | 53,000 (4,400) | 75,000 (6,300) | — | | Al Yarmouk | 48,000 (4,000) | 60,000 (5,000) | 130,000 (10,800) | | Ishbiliyah | 45,000 (3,800) | 45,000 (3,800) | 130,000 (10,800) | | Al Rimal | 45,000 (3,800) | 50,000 (4,200) | 75,000 (6,300) | | Granada | 44,000 (3,700) | 65,000 (5,400) | — | | King Faisal | 42,000 (3,500) | 55,000 (4,600) | — | | Al Qadisiyah | 40,000 (3,300) | 50,000 (4,200) | 85,000 (7,100) | | Al Khaleej | 38,000 (3,200) | 45,000 (3,800) | 100,000 (8,300) | | Al Nahda | 36,000 (3,000) | 47,000 (3,900) | 75,000 (6,300) | | An Nasim Ash Sharqi | 30,000 (2,500) | 38,000 (3,200) | — | | An Nasim Al Gharbi | 29,000 (2,400) | 36,000 (3,000) | 75,000 (6,300) | | **The 15 districts together** | **45,000 (3,800)** | | | | **All Riyadh** | **50,000 (4,200)** | | | Median asking rent in SAR a year, with the monthly equivalent in brackets. «—» means the district has fewer than 20 listings in that segment, so we don’t publish a figure. [Data by Kite](https://kite.sa/). ## How to choose within East Riyadh Start with where you work. East Riyadh spreads either side of the **Eastern Ring Road**, and most districts in this guide sit near it, so if you work in the east or on the ring road itself, your commute is shorter than from the far north or west. If you work in Al Olaya or the financial district, check the traffic on the roads that cross the city from east to west before you sign. The metro matters here. According to the [Royal Commission for Riyadh City](https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/en/projects/riyadh-public-transport-project-2/), the **Red Line** runs along King Abdullah Road, the **Orange Line** along Al Madinah Al Munawwarah Road and Prince Saad bin Abdulrahman I Road, and the **Yellow Line** along King Khalid International Airport Road. Before you choose a flat, open the [metro and bus network map](https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/static/app/uploads/2024/12/Map-1.pdf) and check how far it is from the nearest station: the walk to the station matters more than the district’s name. The second question is the kind of home. In the districts closer to the centre, such as Al Rawdah, Al Yarmouk, King Faisal and Granada, apartments clearly dominate. The further northeast you go, towards Al Munsiyah, Al Rimal and Al Qadisiyah, the more villas and floors appear in the listings, and villas there ask far less than in Qurtubah and Al Safa. ## East Riyadh neighborhoods one by one ### Al Safa Al Safa is in southeast Riyadh, next to Al Rabwa. It has the highest median two-bedroom ask in the table, SAR 65,000 a year (about 5,400 a month), with most listings between 60,000 and 65,000. Floors are common: nearly four in ten residential listings are a floor (a whole storey of a house), not an apartment. The median villa asks SAR 150,000 a year (about 12,500 a month). ### Qurtubah Qurtubah is in northeast Riyadh, on the east side of the airport road. It has the priciest villas in the east, with a median of SAR 153,000 a year (about 12,800 a month). The median two-bedroom asks 60,000 (about 5,000 a month), with the middle half of listings between 50,000 and 75,000. It is one of the most listed districts in East Riyadh, mostly apartments, with a clear share of floors. ### Al Rawdah Al Rawdah is in central-east Riyadh, west of the Eastern Ring Road. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 58,000 a year (about 4,800 a month), with the middle half between 40,000 and 65,000, and the median three-bedroom 70,000 (about 5,800 a month). More than eight in ten residential listings are apartments, and there are too few villa listings for us to publish a figure. ### Al Munsiyah Al Munsiyah is in northeast Riyadh, north of Al Yarmouk. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 55,000 a year (about 4,600 a month), the three-bedroom 60,000 (about 5,000 a month) and the villa 140,000 (about 11,700 a month). It is one of the biggest rental markets in the east, and villas make up about one in eight residential listings. ### Ar Rayan Ar Rayan is in east Riyadh, south of Al Rawdah. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 53,000 a year (about 4,400 a month) and the three-bedroom 75,000 (about 6,300 a month), the highest three-bedroom median in the table. The listings here are almost all apartments. ### Al Yarmouk Al Yarmouk is in northeast Riyadh and is one of the most listed districts in the east. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 48,000 a year (about 4,000 a month), with the middle half between 36,000 and 60,000, and the median villa 130,000 (about 10,800 a month). Nearly nine in ten residential listings are apartments. ### Ishbiliyah Ishbiliyah is in northeast Riyadh, east of Al Yarmouk. Its two- and three-bedroom apartments have about the same median, SAR 45,000 a year (about 3,800 a month), so the extra bedroom costs little in the listings here. The median villa asks 130,000 (about 10,800 a month). ### Al Rimal Al Rimal is in the far northeast of Riyadh and is the biggest district in this guide by number of listings. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 45,000 a year (about 3,800 a month), the three-bedroom 50,000 (about 4,200 a month) and the villa 75,000 (about 6,300 a month), among the cheapest villas in the east. Villas are about a quarter of residential listings here, the highest share among the East Riyadh districts in this guide. ### Granada Granada is in northeast Riyadh, between Qurtubah and King Faisal. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 44,000 a year (about 3,700 a month) and the three-bedroom 65,000 (about 5,400 a month). Its listed homes are smaller than most of its neighbours’: the median residential listing is about 85 square metres. ### King Faisal King Faisal is in east Riyadh, north of Al Rawdah. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 42,000 a year (about 3,500 a month), with the middle half between 35,000 and 52,000, and the three-bedroom 55,000 (about 4,600 a month). Most listings are apartments, and villas are few. ### Al Qadisiyah Al Qadisiyah is in northeast Riyadh, east of Al Yarmouk and south of Al Rimal. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 40,000 a year (about 3,300 a month), the three-bedroom 50,000 (about 4,200 a month) and the villa 85,000 (about 7,100 a month). Floors are nearly a quarter of residential listings here. ### Al Khaleej Al Khaleej is in east Riyadh, east of the Eastern Ring Road. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 38,000 a year (about 3,200 a month), the three-bedroom 45,000 (about 3,800 a month) and the villa 100,000 (about 8,300 a month). Its listed homes are relatively small, with the median residential listing at about 80 square metres. ### Al Nahda Al Nahda is in east Riyadh, between Al Khaleej and An Nasim. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 36,000 a year (about 3,000 a month), the three-bedroom 47,000 (about 3,900 a month) and the villa 75,000 (about 6,300 a month). Nearly three in ten residential listings are floors, one of the highest shares in this guide after Al Safa. ### An Nasim Ash Sharqi and An Nasim Al Gharbi An Nasim is in the far east of Riyadh, and Kite splits it into two districts. It has the cheapest apartments in this guide: the median two-bedroom asks SAR 30,000 a year (about 2,500 a month) in An Nasim Ash Sharqi and 29,000 (about 2,400 a month) in An Nasim Al Gharbi, and three-bedrooms ask 36,000 to 38,000. The median villa in An Nasim Al Gharbi asks 75,000 (about 6,300 a month). ## Who East Riyadh suits * **A two-bedroom budget under SAR 40,000 a year (about 3,300 a month):** start with An Nasim, Al Nahda, Al Khaleej and Al Qadisiyah. * **A villa for under SAR 100,000 a year (about 8,300 a month):** Al Rimal, Al Nahda, An Nasim Al Gharbi and Al Qadisiyah, all with villa medians of 85,000 or less. * **Three bedrooms on about SAR 45,000 to 50,000 a year:** Ishbiliyah, Al Khaleej, Al Rimal and Al Qadisiyah. * **You work in the east or near the Eastern Ring Road, or rely on the metro:** compare districts by their distance to Red, Orange or Yellow Line stations on the [Royal Commission’s map](https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/static/app/uploads/2024/12/Map-1.pdf) before you compare them by price. ## Pay your rent monthly with Ejari Many Riyadh landlords ask for six to twelve months of rent upfront, so a SAR 45,000-a-year two-bedroom in East Riyadh can mean handing over the full amount on the day you sign. Instead of draining your savings to cover a year’s rent upfront, Ejari pays the landlord on your behalf and lets you repay in manageable monthly installments. You get the lease you want in the neighborhood you want without the cash-flow shock. The landlord gets their lump sum. You keep your savings intact. Apply now at [ejari.sa](https://ejari.sa/en/). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Which neighborhoods are in East Riyadh? There’s no single official list. This guide follows Kite’s grouping of Riyadh by direction, and covers these East Riyadh districts: Al Safa, Qurtubah, Al Rawdah, Al Munsiyah, Ar Rayan, Al Yarmouk, Ishbiliyah, Al Rimal, Granada, King Faisal, Al Qadisiyah, Al Khaleej, Al Nahda, and An Nasim Ash Sharqi and Al Gharbi. Central districts such as Al Malaz and Al Rabwa are in [our Riyadh neighborhoods guide](https://ejari.sa/en/blog/best-neighborhoods-riyadh/). ### How much is a two-bedroom apartment in East Riyadh? Across the 15 districts the median asks about SAR 45,000 a year (about 3,800 a month), with the middle half of listings between 36,000 and 60,000. These are asking rents of listings updated between 30 September and 30 October 2026 ([Data by Kite](https://kite.sa/)). ### Which is the cheapest district to rent in East Riyadh? Among the districts in this guide, An Nasim Al Gharbi and An Nasim Ash Sharqi: the median two-bedroom asks SAR 29,000 and 30,000 a year (about 2,400 and 2,500 a month). The cheapest villas are in Al Rimal, Al Nahda and An Nasim Al Gharbi, with a median of SAR 75,000 a year (about 6,300 a month). ### Which is the most expensive district in East Riyadh? For a two-bedroom, Al Safa (SAR 65,000 a year), then Qurtubah (60,000). For villas, Qurtubah (153,000), then Al Safa (150,000) and Al Munsiyah (140,000) ([Data by Kite](https://kite.sa/)). In this article 1. [East Riyadh neighborhood rents at a glance](#east-riyadh-neighborhood-rents-at-a-glance) 2. 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