Retail premises to rent

Retail premises and shops to rent in Hong Kong

Updated 4 November 2026

Shop space in Hong Kong is listed at a median of about HK$56 per square foot a month, and short-term hire of a shop space costs from about HK$1,000 to HK$9,000 a day. For current offers on a specific location and size, send a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Rents are quoted per square foot per month, while the total rent for a unit depends on the floor, the frontage and the district. A small unit in an older building can cost far less than a prime frontage in Central. Ask whether the quoted rent includes management fees, because listings do not always say.

Licences and fit-out rules

Check the licences your business needs before you sign. The Business Registration fee is about HK$2,150, and industry-specific licences come on top of it. Food and beverage businesses must budget for extra licensing fees. Fit-out works cannot start until the landlord approves them and all necessary approvals, licences or permits are in place, as standard retail tenancy agreements state. Ask about water, drainage and extraction, and electrical capacity, because these decide what you can run in the unit.

Season and timing

Summer in Hong Kong runs from June to August, and winter from December to February. Plan your fit-out and opening so the works do not fall in the hottest months, when staff and customers depend most on ventilation and air-conditioning. Ask the landlord about the existing ventilation before you sign.

What to put in the request

Give the premises type (shop, kiosk or ground-floor unit), the district or address you want, the floor area in square feet, the monthly rent you can pay, the business type, the frontage you need, the water, drainage or extraction you require, the electrical capacity, the condition you accept and the lease term you want.

Units and quoting

Listings in Hong Kong quote rent per square foot per month, and floor areas are usually given in square feet. Convert square metres first, since 1 square metre is about 10.8 square feet, so that you compare like with like.

Write what you need in the BlaBlaPrice chat in your own words. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply with their own offer, price and lease terms. Your contacts stay hidden, and you decide with whom to exchange them. For related spaces, see commercial property for rent and offices to rent.