🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Housing
Renting and buying property in Saudi Arabia — typical rents, deposits, contracts, and official tenancy rules.
Saudi rental housing is increasingly managed through Ejar, the official rental network that documents residential leases and supports tenant, landlord and broker workflows. Foreign residents should confirm Iqama, employer, payment and family-status requirements before signing.
- Ejar is the official platform for organizing and documenting rental contracts.
- Lease handover and return condition records can be linked to the registered contract.
- Compounds, apartments and family housing may apply different documentation rules.
Official authorities
- National Platform — Housing
Official housing and Ejar overview.
- Ejar
Official rental network.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Typical rents by city
| Cities | 1-bedroom rent |
|---|---|
| Riyadh | SR 2,250–4,100/mo (centre); SR 1,700–3,000/mo (outer) |
| Jeddah | SR 2,050–3,750/mo (centre); SR 1,600–2,800/mo (outer) |
| Mecca | SR 1,900–3,400/mo (centre); SR 1,500–2,600/mo (outer) |
| Medina | SR 1,700–3,200/mo (centre); SR 1,300–2,400/mo (outer) |
| Dammam | SR 1,900–3,400/mo (centre); SR 1,500–2,600/mo (outer) |