Sabah Industrial Property Prices (2026)
A factory in Sabah typically sells for RM 401 per sq ft of floor space, based on 433 sales from 2021 to 2026. That is about the same as the typical factory in Malaysia. Penampang is the priciest area at RM 525, Sandakan the cheapest at RM 323.
Sabah areas ranked by factory 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 401. Dashed line: Malaysia typical, RM 407.
Before you buy or sell in Sabah
- A semi-D factory costs about RM 240 more per sq ft than a terrace factory here.
- Freehold factories sold for more, RM 779 per sq ft against RM 400 for leasehold, and 4% of sales here were freehold.
- Typical sale priceRM 1.1M
- Sales recorded433
- PeriodJan 2021 to Jun 2026
- Freehold4% 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 factory type in Sabah
| Factory type | Sales | Typical price | Typical per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace factory | 198 | RM 990,000 | RM 369 |
| Semi-D factory | 117 | RM 2.2M | RM 604 |
| Detached factory | 47 | RM 4M | RM 399 |
| Industrial unit (strata) | 71 | RM 450,000 | RM 357 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RM 377 | 119 |
| 2023 | RM 390 | 119 |
| 2024 | RM 425 | 103 |
| 2025 | RM 437 | 62 |
Freehold or leasehold in Sabah
- FreeholdRM 779 per sq ft, 16 sales
- LeaseholdRM 400 per sq ft, 417 sales
Freehold factories sold for more, RM 779 per sq ft against RM 400 for leasehold, and 4% of sales here were freehold.
Land value in Sabah
Price per sq ft of land: RM 385. The sale price divided by the land area, so it includes the building.
Compare states
- Kuala LumpurRM 655304 sales304
- SelangorRM 5175,297 sales5,297
- PenangRM 431762 sales762
- SabahRM 401433 sales433
- JohorRM 3751,643 sales1,643
- SarawakRM 350314 sales314
- PerlisRM 26633 sales33
- Negeri SembilanRM 251685 sales685
- MelakaRM 248426 sales426
- KedahRM 237343 sales343
- PerakRM 208653 sales653
- PahangRM 190150 sales150
Dashed line: Malaysia typical, RM 407.
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Questions about Sabah factory prices
What is the average factory price per sq ft in Sabah?
The typical factory in Sabah sold for RM 401 per sq ft of floor space from 2021 to 2026, based on 433 sales.
Which Sabah area has the cheapest factories?
Sandakan, at RM 323 per sq ft, based on 54 sales. The priciest is Penampang at RM 525.
Is freehold more expensive than leasehold in Sabah?
Freehold factories sold for more, RM 779 per sq ft against RM 400 for leasehold, and 4% of sales here were freehold.
How these figures are worked out
Source: NAPIC Open Sales Data, sales recorded from January 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.