What shop can you rent for RM 5,000, RM 10,000 or RM 20,000 a month?
Budget by budget, from RM 5,000 to RM 100,000 a month: which KL and Selangor hubs, what size of ground floor and which trades fit, from our rent data.
Short answer
In KL and Selangor, RM 5,000 a month rents a standard 1,500 sq ft ground floor at the lower end of value hubs such as Puchong Utama, Taman OUG or Taman Maluri. RM 8,000 to RM 10,000 opens most established suburban hubs, including SS2 and Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park. RM 15,000 to RM 20,000 reaches the top neighbourhood streets: Sri Hartamas, Jalan SS2, Bangsar Baru. RM 30,000 to RM 50,000 rents large, corner or joined units in the strongest hubs, and RM 100,000 a month is whole-building territory, almost always negotiated off-market.
Where do these figures come from?
MCE analysis of recent portal adverts, Nov 2026: last 6 months, shop types only, bait and duplicate adverts removed, middle half of asking prices. "Range" below is the middle half of asking rents in each hub, so a budget at the bottom of a range usually means an inner street or a plainer unit, and a budget at the top usually means a main road, corner or larger unit. We only quote hubs with at least 10 adverts. All hubs are on the shop rent index.
What shop can you rent for RM 5,000?
| Hub | Range per month | Adverts |
|---|---|---|
| Puchong Utama | RM 5,000 to RM 9,500 | 31 |
| Taman OUG | RM 5,000 to RM 13,000 | 52 |
| Taman Maluri, Cheras | RM 5,300 to RM 10,000 | 50 |
| Pearl Point and Jalan Klang Lama | RM 5,500 to RM 10,000 | 71 |
| USJ 9 and USJ 21 | RM 5,600 to RM 10,000 | 22 |
At RM 5,000 you are at the bottom of each range: an intermediate unit of about 1,500 sq ft, usually one row in from the main road. It suits neighbourhood trades whose customers live close by: laundromat, small clinic, bakery, bubble tea. More options are in our cheapest prime ground floors guide.
What shop can you rent for RM 8,000?
Kepong Baru (RM 5,800 to RM 9,000, 51 adverts), Metro Prima Kepong (RM 6,500 to RM 10,000, 69), Bandar Menjalara (RM 6,900 to RM 10,000, 69), Bandar Sri Damansara (RM 6,000 to RM 9,000, 40) and Bandar Kinrara (RM 6,000 to RM 11,900, 43) put RM 8,000 in the middle or upper part of the range, so a good intermediate or a modest main-road unit. In Taman Paramount (RM 7,800 to RM 14,000, 44) and Kuchai Business Centre (RM 8,000 to RM 12,000, 23) it is the entry point. Suits cafes, pharmacies, clinics and convenience stores.
What shop can you rent for RM 10,000?
| Hub | Range per month | Adverts |
|---|---|---|
| SS2 Petaling Jaya | RM 10,000 to RM 17,000 | 78 |
| Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park | RM 10,000 to RM 13,000 | 32 |
| Damansara Uptown | RM 10,500 to RM 17,000 | 53 |
| Bandar Puchong Jaya | RM 9,000 to RM 15,000 | 98 |
| Kota Damansara PJU 5 | RM 9,000 to RM 19,000 | 77 |
RM 10,000 is the entry ticket to the famous suburban hubs, and a main-road unit in mid hubs such as Setapak (RM 7,000 to RM 13,000, 118 adverts). Suits sit-down cafes, F&B with a kitchen and chain retail.
What shop can you rent for RM 15,000?
Sri Hartamas (RM 12,000 to RM 18,000, 30 adverts), Damansara Utama SS21 (RM 11,000 to RM 17,000, 52), Jalan SS2 itself (RM 13,000 to RM 18,000, 21) and TTDI (RM 11,500 to RM 23,000, 32). This is a front-row standard unit in a top neighbourhood hub, or the entry point on the KL food streets: Jalan Alor (RM 15,000 to RM 26,000, 12) and Changkat Bukit Bintang (RM 15,000 to RM 30,000, 11).
What shop can you rent for RM 20,000?
Bangsar Baru and Jalan Telawi (RM 18,000 to RM 25,000, 29 adverts) and Jalan Telawi (RM 17,000 to RM 25,000, 21) put RM 20,000 in the middle of the range. In hubs such as Bandar Sunway (RM 9,500 to RM 22,000, 50), Sunway Mentari (RM 8,500 to RM 22,000, 29) and Desa ParkCity (RM 7,900 to RM 22,000, 26) the same budget sits at the top of the range, usually a larger, corner or main-road unit.
What shop can you rent for RM 30,000?
SS15 Subang Jaya (RM 9,500 to RM 26,000, sizes to about 3,500 sq ft, 81 adverts), SetiaWalk Puchong (RM 8,900 to RM 30,000, 16), Pudu and Imbi (RM 8,500 to RM 25,000, sizes to 4,500 sq ft, 48), and in Sri Petaling Jalan Radin Bagus (RM 14,000 to RM 37,000, 21) and Jalan Radin Anum (RM 13,000 to RM 37,000, 20). At this level you are paying for size or position: a corner, a double unit or a whole building in a busy hub.
What flagship can you rent for RM 50,000?
Only one hub in our data reaches it within the middle half: KLCC, TRX and Jalan Sultan Ismail, RM 15,900 to RM 48,000 for 2,000 to 5,460 sq ft (65 adverts). Elsewhere, RM 50,000 means a flagship corner or a two to three lot frontage in a top hub, and those rarely go on portals. See why big brands pay more rent.
What commercial building can you rent for RM 100,000?
No hub in our data has enough adverts at this level to quote. As arithmetic only: at about RM 10 psf, roughly the upper quarter in Sri Hartamas or KLCC, RM 100,000 a month is about 10,000 sq ft, which means a whole multi-storey building or several joined lots. These are negotiated owner to tenant. MCE prepares a site report on request; see finding 5,000 to 10,000 sq ft.
How do you set the budget in the first place?
Start from sales, not from the hub. Rent plus wages has to fit your margin, and wages are rising with the RM 2,000 minimum wage. The rent affordability calculator works backwards from expected sales.
- Monthly sales you can realistically reach
- Rent as a share of sales you can carry
- Deposit and advance rent, often three to four months upfront
- Fit-out, which a cheaper unit often needs more of
Send us your budget and trade on the tenants page, and MCE will shortlist ground floors in that band.
Written by Tok Ginstee (REN 37505), CID Realtors Sdn Bhd (E (1) 1855). Updated November 2026.
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