Kota Kinabalu Commercial Property Prices (2026)
A shop or office in Kota Kinabalu typically sells for RM 555 per sq ft of floor space, based on 392 sales from 2021 to 2026. That is 45% more than the typical shop or office in Sabah, and 77% more than across Malaysia.
Before you buy or sell in Kota Kinabalu
- A strata retail lot costs about RM 220 more per sq ft than a strata office lot here.
- Kota KinabaluRM 555
- SabahRM 382
- MalaysiaRM 313
- Typical sale priceRM 820,000
- Sales recorded392
- PeriodApr 2021 to May 2026
- Freehold1% 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 Kota Kinabalu
| Property type | Sales | Typical price | Typical per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-storey shop | 11 | RM 1.4M | RM 729 |
| 2-storey shop | 48 | RM 1.2M | RM 480 |
| 3-storey shop | 27 | RM 1.5M | RM 361 |
| Shop, 4 storeys or more | 26 | RM 3.9M | RM 764 |
| Retail lot (strata) | 152 | RM 650,000 | RM 668 |
| Office lot (strata) | 119 | RM 580,000 | RM 447 |
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 Kota Kinabalu
| Year | Typical per sq ft | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RM 541 | 175 |
| 2023 | RM 504 | 131 |
| 2024 | RM 629 | 35 |
| 2025 | RM 574 | 23 |
Freehold or leasehold in Kota Kinabalu
- LeaseholdRM 557 per sq ft, 387 sales
Compare Sabah areas
Orange line: Sabah typical, RM 382. Dashed line: Malaysia typical, RM 313.
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Questions about Kota Kinabalu shop and office prices
What is the average shop price per sq ft in Kota Kinabalu?
The typical shop or office in Kota Kinabalu sold for RM 555 per sq ft of floor space from 2021 to 2026, based on 392 sales.
How much does a strata retail lot cost in Kota Kinabalu?
A typical strata retail lot in Kota Kinabalu sold for RM 650,000, or RM 668 per sq ft, based on 152 sales.
How these figures are worked out
Source: NAPIC Open Sales Data, sales recorded from April 2021 to May 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.