Property Prices in Malaysia

Index Info
Price to Income Ratio: 8.90
Mortgage as Percentage of Income: 66.49%
Loan Affordability Index: 1.50
Price to Rent Ratio - City Centre: 24.57
Price to Rent Ratio - Outside of Centre: 20.01
Gross Rental Yield (City Centre): 4.07%
Gross Rental Yield (Outside of Centre): 5.00%
Rent Per Month
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1 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre RM1,604.86 875.00-3,000.00
1 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre RM1,123.85 600.00-1,800.00
3 Bedroom Apartment in City Centre RM2,831.80 1,500.00-5,076.92
3 Bedroom Apartment Outside of City Centre RM1,876.31 1,200.00-3,500.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre RM792.22 478.00-1,499.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre RM441.06 278.71-603.86
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) RM3,727.05
Annual Mortgage Interest Rate (20-Year Fixed, in %) 4.31 3.50-5.00

These data are based on 1130 entries from 219 contributors over the past 18 months.
Last update: 8 May 2026
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

Sources and References

By City in Malaysia

Rank
City
Price To Income Ratio
Gross Rental Yield City Centre
Gross Rental Yield Outside of Centre
Price To Rent Ratio City Centre
Price To Rent Ratio Outside Of City Centre
Mortgage As A Percentage Of Income
Affordability Index
Johor Bahru 7.4 5.3 6.8 18.8 14.7 54.1 1.8
Kota Kinabalu 12.4 4.9 4.0 20.6 25.1 89.3 1.1
Kuala Lumpur 8.4 3.8 5.5 26.5 18.1 63.7 1.6
Kuching 16.7 3.7 3.5 27.3 28.8 126.3 0.8
Penang 9.2 3.6 4.6 28.0 21.6 69.5 1.4
Petaling Jaya 4.9 3.7 36.7 27.3 2.7 37.3 2.7
Selangor 5.7 7.0 9.6 14.3 10.4 41.6 2.4
Shah Alam 5.4 4.8 5.7 20.9 17.6 39.9 2.5
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