Foreign Minimum Purchase Prices in Malaysia, State by State
Each Malaysian state sets a floor price below which foreigners cannot buy — from RM500,000 in Melaka to RM2 million in most of Selangor.
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Minimum PriceState RulesEligibility
RM1M
Kuala Lumpur (all types)
RM2M
Selangor Zones 1 & 2
RM500K
Lowest floors (Melaka strata, Sarawak)
3%
Penang foreign-buyer levy
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Every state in Malaysia sets a minimum purchase price for foreign buyers — a floor below which the state will refuse consent. The floors differ by state, and often by property type within a state. They are policy instruments, revised by state governments without much notice.
Disclaimer: the table below reflects the position as verified in July 2026. State thresholds change and transitional rules vary — always verify the current figure with the relevant state land office (Pejabat Tanah dan Galian / PTG) or your conveyancing lawyer before signing anything.
The state-by-state floors
State / territory
Foreign minimum purchase price
Kuala Lumpur
RM1,000,000 (all property types)
Selangor — Zones 1 & 2 (incl. Petaling, Gombak, Hulu Langat, Sepang, Klang / Kuala Selangor, Kuala Langat)
RM2,000,000 — strata and landed-strata only
Selangor — Zone 3 (Hulu Selangor, Sabak Bernam)
RM1,000,000 (some sources cite RM1,500,000 — confirm with PTG Selangor)
Penang — island
RM1,000,000 (strata) / RM3,000,000 (landed), plus a 3% state levy on foreign purchases
Penang — mainland (Seberang Perai)
RM500,000 (strata) / RM1,000,000 (landed)
Johor
RM1,000,000 (Medini in Iskandar Puteri is exempt — no floor)
Buy below it and the state simply refuses the s.433B consent — the deal cannot complete.
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The floor is a consent condition, not a tax.
Selangor is the strictest. Foreigners may only buy strata or landed-strata property (no individual-title landed homes), may not buy at auction, and are excluded from Malay Reserve and agricultural land. Combined with the RM2M floor in Zones 1 and 2 (which cover the KL-adjacent districts most buyers want), many foreign buyers find Kuala Lumpur itself the easier market.
Penang taxes as well as gates. Its island floors are high for landed property (RM3M) and it adds a 3% levy on the purchase price for foreign buyers — factor it into your cost stack alongside the flat 8% stamp duty.
Johor's Medini exception made it a popular entry point: properties in Medini (Iskandar Puteri) are exempt from the foreign floor.
Special schemes can differ. MM2H-linked purchases in some states, or state-designated projects, occasionally carry different thresholds — a competent local lawyer will know the current carve-outs.
How the floor interacts with everything else
Clearing the minimum price does not by itself make the purchase possible. You still need:
The property to be an eligible category (not a Bumi lot, not Malay Reserve, not low-cost scheme housing)
State consent (3–6 months typical)
The flat 8% MOT duty money set aside (foreign rate from 1 Jan 2026)
What to do next
Shortlist by state first — the floor determines your minimum budget more than the listing price does.
Ask your lawyer to confirm the current threshold in writing at engagement; do not rely on a listing portal (including this one) or an agent's memory.
If your budget is near a floor, remember consent is assessed against the purchase price in the SPA — pricing games to squeak over a floor invite refusal.