Kota Kinabalu has a surprisingly high mall-count considering its modest size. Although it’s not quite ready to compete with the likes of Kuala Lumpur, there are enough bargains and surprises in the shops for you to not totally shun the Sabah shopping experience.
1Borneo, Centrepoint, Wisma Merdeka, Warisan Square, KK Plaza, Asia City and the soon to be opened Suria KK are some of Kota Kinabalu’s most prominent shopping centres.
The Sabahbah.com shopping destination list below summarise the interesting shops and popular shopping destinations to guide and help you plan your shopping exploration in Kota Kinabalu.
| Type | Name | Open | City (km) |
Shops | Good For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mall | Wisma Merdeka | 10:00 - 18:00 | 0 | 200 | Shopping |
| Plaza | Tanjung Aru Plaza | 10:00 - 18:00 | 8 | 30 | Food |
| Mall | Megalong Mall Donggongon | 10:00 - 21:00 | 10 | 400 | I'll get back to you... |
| Mall | Suria Sabah Shopping Mall | 10:00 - 22:00 | 0 | 300 | Movies |
| Plaza | KK Times Square | 10:00 - 01:00 | 2 | 30 | Partying |
| Plaza | KK Plaza | 10:00 - 18:00 | 0 | 40 | I'll get back to you... |
| Mall | Karamunsing Shopping Centre | 10:00 - 21:00 | 2 | 200 | Computer related stuff |
| Shoplots | Karamunsing Capital | 10:00 - 22:00 | 2 | 50 | Food |
| Shoplots | Harbour City Kota Kinabalu | 10:00 - 22:00 | 3 | 25 | passing by |
| Mall | City Mall Kota Kinabalu | 10:00 - 21:00 | 5 | 100 | Coffee, grocery shopping |
| Mall | Centrepoint Shopping Centre | 10:00 - 21:00 | 0 | 280 | Shopping & entertainment |
| Mall | Asia City Complex | 10:00 - 20:00 | 0 | 200 | Handicraft, parking |
| Mall | 1Borneo Leisure & Lifestyle Hyper Mall | 10:00 - 21:00 | 7 | 400 | Brandname clothing, restaurants, coffee shops |
| Mall | Warisan Square | 10:00 - 21:00 | 0 | 114 | Brandname clothing, restaurants |