Sabah Commercial Property Prices (2026)
A shop or office in Sabah typically sells for RM 382 per sq ft of floor space, based on 1,187 sales from 2021 to 2026. That is 22% more than the typical shop or office in Malaysia. Kota Kinabalu is the priciest area at RM 555, Lahad Datu the cheapest at RM 261.
Sabah areas ranked by shop and office price
Typical price per sq ft of floor space, 2021 to 2026. An area needs at least 30 sales to be listed. Tap an area for its full page.
Orange line: Sabah typical, RM 382. Dashed line: Malaysia typical, RM 313.
Before you buy or sell in Sabah
- A strata retail lot costs about RM 210 more per sq ft than a 2-storey shop here.
- Freehold shops and offices sold for more, RM 419 per sq ft against RM 380 for leasehold, and 8% of sales here were freehold.
- Typical sale priceRM 800,000
- Sales recorded1,187
- PeriodApr 2021 to Jun 2026
- Freehold8% of sales
What does "typical" mean here?
Line up every sale from cheapest to most expensive and take the one in the middle: half sold for more, half for less. Unlike an average, one RM 40 million mega-deal cannot drag it up.
Prices by property type in Sabah
| Property type | Sales | Typical price | Typical per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-storey shop | 30 | RM 520,000 | RM 571 |
| 2-storey shop | 475 | RM 820,000 | RM 349 |
| 3-storey shop | 184 | RM 1.2M | RM 353 |
| Shop, 4 storeys or more | 64 | RM 1.7M | RM 354 |
| Retail lot (strata) | 250 | RM 590,000 | RM 559 |
| Office lot (strata) | 175 | RM 500,000 | RM 431 |
Types with fewer than 10 sales are left out, because a handful of deals can swing the figure.
Price per sq ft by year in Sabah
| Year | Typical per sq ft | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RM 490 | 44 |
| 2022 | RM 406 | 424 |
| 2023 | RM 398 | 378 |
| 2024 | RM 359 | 176 |
| 2025 | RM 349 | 107 |
| 2026 (so far) | RM 356 | 58 |
NAPIC adds late sales for months, so the latest year is incomplete.
Freehold or leasehold in Sabah
- FreeholdRM 419 per sq ft, 90 sales
- LeaseholdRM 380 per sq ft, 1,097 sales
Freehold shops and offices sold for more, RM 419 per sq ft against RM 380 for leasehold, and 8% of sales here were freehold.
Compare states
- PutrajayaRM 70075 sales75
- Kuala LumpurRM 6774,739 sales4,739
- LabuanRM 45840 sales40
- SelangorRM 41414,064 sales14,064
- SabahRM 3821,187 sales1,187
- PenangRM 3233,041 sales3,041
- SarawakRM 2961,398 sales1,398
- JohorRM 2708,734 sales8,734
- PahangRM 2531,046 sales1,046
- PerlisRM 234221 sales221
- KelantanRM 228383 sales383
- TerengganuRM 228323 sales323
- Negeri SembilanRM 2182,138 sales2,138
- MelakaRM 2091,614 sales1,614
- KedahRM 2081,746 sales1,746
- PerakRM 2023,458 sales3,458
Dashed line: Malaysia typical, RM 313.
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Questions about Sabah shop and office prices
What is the average shop price per sq ft in Sabah?
The typical shop or office in Sabah sold for RM 382 per sq ft of floor space from 2021 to 2026, based on 1,187 sales.
Which Sabah area has the cheapest shops and offices?
Lahad Datu, at RM 261 per sq ft, based on 71 sales. The priciest is Kota Kinabalu at RM 555.
Is freehold more expensive than leasehold in Sabah?
Freehold shops and offices sold for more, RM 419 per sq ft against RM 380 for leasehold, and 8% of sales here were freehold.
How these figures are worked out
Source: NAPIC Open Sales Data, sales recorded from April 2021 to June 2026. "Typical" is the median: half of the sales were higher, half lower. "Half of sales between" is the 25th to 75th percentile. We leave out sales under RM 50 or over RM 5,000 per sq ft, and landed sales whose recorded floor space is under a fifth of the land (usually the office floor only). Strata units use their unit area. A place needs 30 sales for a page, a type 10 sales for a row and a year 20 sales for a bar. NAPIC adds late sales for months, so the latest year is incomplete. Last updated 10 October 2026. Figures prepared by Jasper Wu (data) and Jay Kew, REN57969.