North Riyadh Neighborhoods: Rents in 14 Districts
North Riyadh neighborhoods by the numbers: Al Malqa, Al Narjis, Al Yasmin, Hittin, Al Aridh and nine more, with median apartment and villa rents from Kite.
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Which north Riyadh neighborhoods do renters look at most? The ones with the most listings are Al Narjis, Al Malqa, Al Aridh and Al Yasmin, followed by Hittin, Al Qairawan, Al Aqiq, Al Sahafah and Al Nakheel. Across the 14 districts in this guide, the median two-bedroom apartment asks SAR 65,000 a year (about 5,400 a month), from 50,000 in Al Wadi (about 4,200 a month) to 104,000 in Al Sahafah (about 8,700 a month). The median villa asks SAR 130,000 a year (about 10,800 a month) (Data by Kite).
We’ve written the same kind of guide for the rest of the city: South Riyadh neighborhoods, East Riyadh neighborhoods, West Riyadh neighborhoods, and the best neighborhoods in Riyadh.
About the rents in this guide. They are asking rents: what landlords listed apartments and villas for in listings updated between 30 September and 30 October 2026, not what tenants signed. Each figure is the median, and each district’s section adds the middle half of listings (the 25th to the 75th percentile). Figures are yearly, rounded to the nearest 1,000, and the monthly equivalent is the yearly figure divided by 12. We don’t publish a figure for any segment with fewer than 20 listings in the district. Data by Kite.
North Riyadh Neighborhood Rents at a Glance
| District | 2-bed apartment (SAR a year) | 3-bed apartment (SAR a year) | Villa (SAR a year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sahafah | 104,000 | 71,000 | 160,000 |
| Al Nakheel | 100,000 | 100,000 | — |
| Hittin | 85,000 | 90,000 | 235,000 |
| Al Qairawan | 72,000 | 75,000 | 138,000 |
| Al Malqa | 70,000 | 82,000 | 200,000 |
| Al Nada | 70,000 | 85,000 | — |
| Al Narjis | 65,000 | 70,000 | 125,000 |
| At Taawon | 65,000 | 75,000 | — |
| Al Yasmin | 64,000 | 76,000 | 150,000 |
| Al Aridh | 60,000 | 66,000 | 110,000 |
| Al Rabie | 58,000 | 78,000 | — |
| Al Aqiq | 55,000 | 70,000 | 170,000 |
| Al Wadi | 50,000 | 60,000 | 150,000 (few listings) |
| Al Ghadir | — | 100,000 | — |
| All 14 districts | 65,000 | 75,000 | 130,000 |
“—” means the segment has fewer than 20 listings in that district, so we don’t quote it. Figures are median asking rents. Data by Kite.
Kite groups Al Olaya, Al Sulaimaniyah and Al Wurud with the north, but most people count them as central Riyadh; they’re covered in the best neighborhoods in Riyadh.
How to Choose Among North Riyadh Neighborhoods
Start with the commute. North Riyadh is large: Al Narjis and Al Aridh are at its far northern edge, while Al Nakheel, Hittin and Al Aqiq are closer to the center. If you work in Al Olaya or along King Fahd Road, every step south shortens the trip. If you work at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), it’s inside Al Aqiq itself.
The metro. The Riyadh Metro has six lines and 85 stations, according to the Royal Commission for Riyadh City: Blue (Al Olaya – Al Batha – Al Hayer), Red along King Abdullah Road, Orange along Al Madinah Al Munawwarah Road and Prince Saad bin Abdulrahman I Road, Yellow along the King Khalid International Airport Road, Green along King Abdulaziz Road, and Purple along Abdulrahman bin Awf Road and Sheikh Hassan bin Hussain bin Ali Road. KAFD station, in Al Aqiq, is one of the network’s four main stations where several lines meet. Before you sign, open the metro and bus network map and find the nearest station to your home and your work.
New or established. Al Narjis and Al Aridh are mostly new builds and have the most rental listings in the north, apartments and villas alike, so there’s plenty of choice at rents below Hittin and Al Nakheel. Al Nakheel, Hittin and Al Malqa cost more, and Hittin’s and Al Malqa’s villas are the most expensive in this guide.
North Riyadh, District by District
The figures below follow the table’s method: the median yearly asking rent, with the middle half of listings. Data by Kite.
Al Sahafah
East of Al Malqa and south of Al Yasmin. Its median two-bedroom is the highest in this guide, SAR 104,000 a year (about 8,700 a month), but the range is wide, from 65,000 to 120,000: some flats ask Al Yasmin money and some ask more than Hittin. The median three-bedroom asks 71,000 (about 5,900 a month), less than the two-bedroom, and the median villa 160,000 (about 13,300 a month).
Al Nakheel
South of Hittin, and the closest district in this guide to the center. Two- and three-bedroom flats both ask a median of SAR 100,000 a year (about 8,300 a month), and the middle half of two-bedrooms runs from 80,000 to 112,000. There are too few villa listings to quote.
Hittin
In northwest Riyadh. Its median villa is the highest in this guide: SAR 235,000 a year (about 19,600 a month). The median two-bedroom asks 85,000 (about 7,100 a month) across a wide range, from 56,000 to 104,000, and the median three-bedroom 90,000 (about 7,500 a month).
Al Qairawan
At the far northwest, northwest of Al Malqa. Most of its listings are apartments. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 72,000 a year (about 6,000 a month) and the three-bedroom 75,000 (about 6,300 a month), and the median villa 138,000 (about 11,500 a month) across a wide range, from 89,000 to 183,000.
Al Malqa
One of the north’s busiest districts for listings, most of them three-bedroom flats. The median three-bedroom asks SAR 82,000 a year (about 6,800 a month), between 70,000 and 95,000, and the two-bedroom 70,000 (about 5,800 a month). Villas are fewer but expensive: a median of 200,000 (about 16,700 a month), second only to Hittin.
Al Nada
East of Al Sahafah, on the eastern side of the north. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 70,000 a year (about 5,800 a month) and the three-bedroom 85,000 (about 7,100 a month), between 75,000 and 96,000.
Al Narjis
The district with the most rental listings in this guide, apartments and villas alike. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 65,000 a year (about 5,400 a month) in a fairly tight range, 55,000 to 75,000, and the three-bedroom 70,000 (about 5,800 a month). The median villa asks 125,000 (about 10,400 a month), far below Al Malqa and Hittin.
At Taawon
In the northeast of the area, closer to the center than Al Narjis. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 65,000 a year (about 5,400 a month) and the three-bedroom 75,000 (about 6,300 a month).
Al Yasmin
Between Al Sahafah and Al Narjis. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 64,000 a year (about 5,300 a month), and the three-bedroom 76,000 (about 6,300 a month), between 65,000 and 90,000. The median villa asks 150,000 (about 12,500 a month).
Al Aridh
At the far north, west of Al Narjis, and second only to it for listings in this guide, many of them villas. Its median villa, SAR 110,000 a year (about 9,200 a month), is the lowest in this guide. The two-bedroom asks 60,000 (about 5,000 a month), and the three-bedroom 66,000 (about 5,500 a month) in a tight range, 59,000 to 75,000.
Al Rabie
Between Al Sahafah and Al Nada. The median two-bedroom asks SAR 58,000 a year (about 4,800 a month), but the range is wide, from 50,000 to 98,000, and the three-bedroom 78,000 (about 6,500 a month).
Al Aqiq
Home to the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). The median two-bedroom asks SAR 55,000 a year (about 4,600 a month), among the lowest in this guide, between 50,000 and 90,000. The three-bedroom asks 70,000 (about 5,800 a month) and the villa 170,000 (about 14,200 a month).
Al Wadi
On the eastern side, closer to the center. It has the lowest median two-bedroom in this guide: SAR 50,000 a year (about 4,200 a month), in a tight range, 45,000 to 57,000. The three-bedroom asks 60,000 (about 5,000 a month), and the villa 150,000 (about 12,500 a month, from few listings).
Al Ghadir
East of Al Aqiq. There are too few two-bedroom and villa listings to quote, but the median three-bedroom asks SAR 100,000 a year (about 8,300 a month), between 90,000 and 115,000, among the highest three-bedroom figures in this guide.
Who North Riyadh Suits
- A two-bedroom budget of about SAR 50,000 to 60,000 a year: start with Al Wadi, Al Aqiq, Al Rabie and Al Aridh.
- A three-bedroom for under SAR 70,000 a year: Al Wadi (60,000) and Al Aridh (66,000), then Al Narjis and Al Aqiq (70,000).
- A villa for under SAR 130,000 a year: Al Aridh (110,000) and Al Narjis (125,000), which also have the most villa listings.
- You work at KAFD: Al Aqiq itself, where the median two-bedroom is among the lowest in the north.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most expensive north Riyadh neighborhood to rent in?
Among the 14 districts in this guide, the highest median two-bedroom is in Al Sahafah (SAR 104,000 a year), then Al Nakheel (100,000), and the priciest villas are in Hittin (235,000), then Al Malqa (200,000). These are asking rents of listings updated between 30 September and 30 October 2026 (Data by Kite).
What is the cheapest north Riyadh neighborhood?
The lowest median two-bedroom is in Al Wadi (SAR 50,000 a year, about 4,200 a month), then Al Aqiq (55,000). The lowest median villa is in Al Aridh (110,000).
How much is an apartment in north Riyadh?
Across the districts in this guide, the median two-bedroom asks SAR 65,000 a year (about 5,400 a month), with the middle half of listings between 51,000 and 80,000. The median three-bedroom asks 75,000 (about 6,300 a month), between 60,000 and 85,000 (Data by Kite).
