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What it costs to rent, area by area

One page per area: rent bands for condos by layout, landed by house type and shops by floor — plus who actually rents there. Every figure carries its source, the date it was read and how many listings it came from. An asking price is called an asking price.

Areas documented
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Renting: find your area, read the bands, then send me your requirements. Letting yours out: the bands tell you where to price. Buying: every page lists the documented new launches nearby.

City centre

5 areas
Danga Bay, JB
Country Garden Danga Bay · Tropez Residences · Bora Residences · Danga Walk

A waterfront development of about 450 acres on the Straits of Johor, west of the JB city centre, developed by Ekovest. Housing here is high-rise — mostly Country Garden Danga Bay, plus Tropez Residences and Bora Residences. About 11 minutes…

Condo RM1,450 – 3,900 ~11 min drive
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Kota Southkey, JB
Mid Valley Southkey · Southkey Mosaic · The Lakefront · Kem Majidee

A new commercial district north-east of the JB city centre, with The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey, office towers and Columbia Asia Hospital Tebrau all inside it; housing is mostly the Southkey Mosaic serviced apartments. About 14 minutes by car to…

Condo RM1,900 – 3,800 ~14 min drive
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Larkin, JB
Larkin Jaya · Larkin Perdana · Larkin Indah · Taman Larkin Idaman

An older district north of the JB city centre. The Larkin Sentral bus station and Plaza Larkin are both on Jalan Garuda, next to the Kawasan Perindustrian Larkin industrial area. Housing is mostly condos — Larkin Heights, Seasons Amara and…

Condo RM1,400 – 2,500 ~12 min drive
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Taman Pelangi, JB
Taman Pelangi · Jalan Kuning · Jalan Serampang · Jalan Sri Pelangi

A mature residential area on the north side of Johor Bahru town, about 8 minutes by car to the JB CIQ. Mostly landed — single- and two-storey terraces and semi-detached homes — plus the shophouse rows around Jalan Sri Pelangi…

Condo RM1,500 – 3,500 Landed RM2,100 – 6,000 ~8 min drive
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JB City Centre (JB Town)
JBCC · Tanjung Puteri · Bukit Chagar · Bukit Senyum

Covers Johor Bahru city centre (JBCC, usually just called JB town) with the adjoining Tanjung Puteri, Bukit Chagar and Bukit Senyum — the ring within walking distance of the JB CIQ. Johor Bahru was founded in 1855; the city-centre administrative…

Condo RM2,000 – 4,000 Walking distance 144,000 (Bandar Johor Bahru)
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Eastern corridor

7 areas
Bandar Dato' Onn, JB
Bandar Dato' Onn · Jalan Perjiranan · Jalan Dato' Onn Utama

A planned township developed by Johor Land and divided into numbered Perjiranan (neighbourhoods) — 19 are planned, for about 90,000 residents once complete. Mostly two-storey terraces, with AEON Mall Dato' Onn inside the township. About 24 minutes by car to…

Landed RM1,500 – 3,500 ~24 min drive
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Desa Tebrau & Tebrau City
Taman Desa Tebrau · Tebrau City · Jalan Harmonium · Jalan Rebab

A residential area in north-east Johor Bahru with the AEON Mall Tebrau City, Toppen and Tebrau City shopping cluster inside it. Landed is mostly two-storey terraces and cluster homes; condos sit mainly in Tebrau City Residences. About 25 minutes by…

Condo RM1,000 – 2,500 Landed RM1,900 – 7,500 ~25 min drive
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Johor Jaya, JB
Taman Johor Jaya · Jalan Ros Merah · Jalan Dedap

An established residential area in east Johor Bahru, developed by Daiman from 1983. Mostly single- and two-storey terraces, with the commercial streets along Jalan Ros Merah and Jalan Dedap. About 21 minutes by car to the JB CIQ. This page…

Landed RM1,200 – 2,400 ~21 min drive
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Mount Austin, JB
Taman Mount Austin · Jalan Mutiara Emas

A mature residential area in north-east Johor Bahru. Jalan Mutiara Emas is a busy strip of restaurants and cafes, and the government Hospital Sultan Ismail is inside the area. About 26 minutes by car to the JB CIQ. This page…

Condo RM950 – 2,700 Landed RM1,600 – 6,800 ~26 min drive
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Setia Indah, JB
Taman Setia Indah · Jalan Setia

A terrace-house neighbourhood on the north side of Johor Bahru; people often search for rentals here by section number ("Setia Indah 10", "Setia Indah 12"). The Jalan Setia 3 area is the commercial strip. About 28 minutes by car to…

Condo RM1,700 – 2,000 Landed RM1,600 – 2,800 ~28 min drive
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Taman Daya, JB
Taman Daya · Jalan Sagu · Jalan Rumbia · Jalan Pinang

A mature residential area on the north side of Johor Bahru, opened in 1992, with Jalan Daya as its main road. Mostly single- and two-storey terraces, with the commercial streets along Jalan Sagu and Jalan Rumbia. About 27 minutes by…

Condo RM850 – 2,300 Landed RM1,600 – 5,200 ~27 min drive
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Taman Molek, JB
Taman Molek · Molek Pine · Molek Ria

A mature residential area in east Johor Bahru, developed by Pelangi Berhad in the 1990s. Landed is mostly single- and 1.5-storey terraces, condos sit in the Molek Pine blocks, and Jalan Molek is lined with commercial shophouses. About 21 minutes…

Condo RM1,300 – 5,900 Landed RM1,300 – 4,800 ~21 min drive
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Eastern gateway

2 areas
Bandar Seri Alam, Masai
Bandar Seri Alam · Persiaran Seri Alam · Jalan Suria

A planned township of 3,762 acres in Mukim Plentong, developed by Seri Alam Properties (part of UM Land) and run by the Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG). It has industrial land and a private hospital. About 31 minutes by car…

Condo RM1,000 – 2,200 Landed RM1,800 – 3,500 ~31 min drive
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Permas Jaya, JB
Bandar Baru Permas Jaya · The Straits View · Jalan Permas

Officially Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, home to about 40,000 – 45,000 people and linked to town by the two Permas Jaya bridges and the Eastern Dispersal Link. High-rises such as The Straits View line the waterfront, with two-storey terraces inland.…

Condo RM1,250 – 5,000 Landed RM1,200 – 3,500 ~20 min drive About 40,000 – 45,000
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West

4 areas
Bukit Indah & nearby
Bukit Indah · Nusa Bestari · Taman Perling

Covers three adjoining neighbourhoods: Bukit Indah, Nusa Bestari and Taman Perling. A mature township of over 60,000 people and more than 10,000 homes, launched in 1997. This page sets out three things: the rent bands being asked, who actually rents…

Condo RM1,500 – 3,300 Landed RM2,400 – 3,700 15–20 min drive 60,000+ residents
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Skudai, JB
Taman Skudai Baru · Taman Sri Skudai · Taman Skudai Ria · Pulai Mutiara

An older town about 13 km north-west of the Johor Bahru CBD, under the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP). Landed is mostly single-storey terraces and the apartments are mostly low-cost and mid-priced; Southern University College and UTM are both nearby.…

Condo RM750 – 3,100 Landed RM1,500 – 4,500 ~28 min drive
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Sutera Utama, JB
Taman Sutera Utama · Jalan Sutera Tanjung · The Seed

A residential area next to Skudai known for its shophouse commercial district — Sutera Mall and the Jalan Sutera Tanjung strip — with two international schools inside it. About 30 minutes by car to the JB CIQ. This page sets…

Condo RM900 – 4,000 Landed RM2,200 – 3,800 ~30 min drive
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Taman Universiti, Skudai
Taman Universiti · Jalan Pendidikan · Jalan Kebudayaan

A residential area between Skudai and Pulai, about a 5-minute drive from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). AEON Taman Universiti opened in 2002, and the area has a government clinic. About 32 minutes by car to the JB CIQ. This page…

Landed RM1,200 – 3,000 ~32 min drive
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Iskandar Puteri

2 areas
Iskandar Puteri: Puteri Harbour, Eco Botanic, Horizon Hills
Puteri Harbour · Eco Botanic · East Ledang · Horizon Hills · Kota Iskandar · EduCity

Iskandar Puteri, formerly Nusajaya, became a city on 22 November 2017; the whole council area counted about 576,000 people in the 2020 census. This page covers the core: the 688-acre Puteri Harbour waterfront, the state administrative centre at Kota Iskandar,…

Condo RM1,800 – 9,000 Landed RM3,600 – 30,000 ~22 min drive About 576,000 (council area)
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Medini, Iskandar Puteri
Bandar Medini · Medini Signature · 1Medini · LEGOLAND

The new-town district of Iskandar Puteri, home to LEGOLAND Malaysia, Mall of Medini and Gleneagles Hospital Medini. Mostly high-rise condos, with landed terraces around the Sunway side. About 18 minutes by car to the Second Link CIQ. This page sets…

Condo RM1,300 – 6,000 Landed RM3,500 – 6,500 ~18 min drive
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Where these numbers come from

  • Rents — asking prices from property portals, with the date read and the number of listings on every table. An asking price is not a signed rent, and the pages say so.
  • Incomes — the Department of Statistics household income series by administrative district. Official.
  • Schools, hospitals and malls — public maps and the institutions' own listings.
  • What cannot be verified is marked as pending, with the reason — never guessed, never filled with a sample figure.
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