Renovation cost index / Kuala Lumpur
What it costs to renovate a home in KLCC
What your neighbours actually paid, tower by tower — then what the same work should cost, priced the way we price it.
Across 18 published renovation records for KLCC condominiums in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the median cost is RM158 per square foot, or RM250,000 for a whole home. The full range runs from RM57 to RM318 per square foot — the widest spread of any Kuala Lumpur address we have measured.
The index, address by address
Every figure here is what somebody actually spent — published project records for these addresses, with the floor area they were spent on. Nothing on this page is a quote.
| Development | Built-up (sq ft) | Bed / bath | Spent per sq ft | Total spent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aria Luxury Residence2 records · 6–12 weeks on site | 600–1,502 | 3 / 3 | RM167–220 | RM100k–RM330k |
| Banyan Tree Residences2 records · 8–20 weeks on site | 1,195–1,668 | 2 / 3 | RM120–318 | RM200k–RM380k |
| Four Seasons Place2 records · 13–14 weeks on site | 1,570–2,500 | 3 / 3 | RM120–191 | RM300,000 |
| Star Residences2 records · 8–12 weeks on site | 948–1,400 | 3 / 3 | RM57–59 | RM56k–RM80k |
| Suria Stonor2 records · 16–20 weeks on site | 2,700–3,300 | 4 / 6 | RM222–303 | RM600k–RM1000k |
| Binjai 81 record | 760 | 1 / 2 | RM87 | RM66,000 |
| Park Seven1 record · 12 weeks on site | 3,000 | 3 / 3 | RM150 | RM450,000 |
| Ritz-Carlton Residences1 record · 10 weeks on site | 1,200 | 1 / 1 | RM158 | RM190,000 |
| The Manor1 record · 8 weeks on site | 1,200 | 2 / 2 | RM157 | RM188,000 |
| The Mews1 record · 10 weeks on site | 2,066 | — | RM194 | RM400,000 |
| The Pearl Residence1 record | 3,973 | 5 / 6 | RM227 | RM900,000 |
| The Stonor 31 record · 4 weeks on site | 1,260 | 3 / 3 | RM66 | RM83,000 |
Five towers carry two records each; the rest carry one. Read a single record as one data point, not a rate for the building.
Four ways interior designers charge
Before you compare two quotes, work out which of these each one is. Three of the four move while your project is running.
Per square foot
A percentage of the build
One turnkey number
A fixed fee per room
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Same rooms. Any size. Same fee.
We are a residential interior design studio in Kuala Lumpur, and we charge a fixed fee for each room you want designed. Not a rate per square foot. Not a share of your build. A number you know before anything starts.
It means the number cannot drift once work starts. Deciding how much of the developer’s handover to strip changes what your contractor charges you, at cost — it does not change what we charge you. And because the fee follows rooms rather than floor area, a larger home costs less per square foot to design, not more. How design fees work in KL and Selangor — what a flat fee per room covers, and what the works cost on top — is set out in full in our cost guide.
| Home | Rooms priced | Our design fee | Per sq ft |
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Questions people ask
How much does it cost to renovate a condo in KLCC?
Across 18 published records with both a budget and a floor area, the median is RM158 per square foot and RM250,000 for a whole home. The range runs RM57 to RM318 per square foot. How much of the developer’s original handover you keep matters far more than which tower you are in.
Why is the KLCC range so much wider than other areas?
Because KLCC stock varies enormously in what the developer hands over. Newer towers arrive with kitchens, wardrobes and stone flooring already installed. Keeping those and spending on furnishing lands near RM57 per square foot; stripping back to bare structure lands near RM318.
Is a KLCC renovation more expensive than Mont Kiara or Desa ParkCity?
On the median, yes — RM158 per square foot against RM138 in Mont Kiara and RM92 in Desa ParkCity. But the KLCC spread is wide enough that the cheapest KLCC projects came in below the Desa ParkCity median, so the address alone does not decide your budget.
How does Sundays in Bed charge?
A fixed fee per room, agreed before work begins. It does not move with your budget, your finish level, or the contractor’s quote. Contractor works are quoted separately at cost, with no mark-up and no percentage of your build.
What about building management rules in KLCC towers?
They matter more here than almost anywhere. Working hours, lift bookings, hoarding requirements and renovation deposits are typically stricter in high-rise city towers, and they affect schedule more than cost. None of that appears in a per-square-foot average, and all of it belongs in a real quote.
What does a renovation cost across Kuala Lumpur and Selangor?
Across eight Klang Valley areas we publish records for, the median sits at about RM132 per square foot, and the full span runs RM57 to RM500. Desa ParkCity is the most affordable by median at RM92; Kenny Hills and Damansara Heights the dearest at RM161. Area matters less than people expect — what moves the number most is how much of the developer’s original handover you keep.
- Bangsar — median RM114 per sq ft, range RM80–200, typical whole home RM200k
- Desa ParkCity — median RM92 per sq ft, range RM83–172, typical whole home RM130k
- Kenny Hills & Damansara Heights — median RM161 per sq ft, range RM58–500, typical whole home RM300k
- KLCC (this page) — median RM158 per sq ft, range RM57–318, typical whole home RM250k
- Mont Kiara — median RM138 per sq ft, range RM69–331, typical whole home RM260k
- Petaling Jaya — median RM112 per sq ft, range RM70–312, typical whole home RM280k
- Seputeh — median RM136 per sq ft, range RM70–290, typical whole home RM325k
- TTDI & Bandar Utama — median RM128 per sq ft, range RM62–139, typical whole home RM300k
Every figure comes from published records with both a stated budget and a floor area. Our own design fee is flat per room wherever the home is: RM3,565 for a standard room, RM5,485 for an open-plan living-dining space.
How this was built
- The recorded figures. 19 published project records for KLCC, each with both a stated renovation budget and a stated built-up area. 17 of them name their development, so only those appear in the table. The headline medians come from the 18 that are fit-outs priced as interior design alone. Every figure is as published — nothing rounded, inferred or filled in.
- What they include. These are self-reported by the firms that did the work, and the scope is not consistent between them. Some fold loose furniture into the total. A few bundle structural and architectural work, which lifts them above a straight fit-out. Read any single figure as indicative, not audited.
- Our own figures. Our design fee comes from the same costing engine as our quote tool, and the contractor-works ranges in the calculator come from published rate bands for paint, flooring, kitchen, wardrobes, electrical, plumbing and loose furnishing. Where we show our own completed projects, those are our records, not estimates.
- What a real quote would add. Ceiling height. Hacking and structural work. Waterproofing. Management rules on working hours and lift access. How much of the developer's original finish survives. None of that sits in a per-square-foot average, and all of it moves a real number.
- Why sample size is printed on every row. 19 priced records for KLCC proper is a thin sample, and only one address has more than one project behind it. Enough to place the market; not enough to quote an address-level rate, so we do not.
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