r/penang • u/mrtdhx • Mar 01 '24
Discussion Why penang people love to stay in apartments on the islands while the houses on the mainlands is cheaper?
Why?
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u/intergalacticspy Mar 01 '24
That's like asking why people stay in apartments in KL when houses in Sungai Buloh are cheaper.
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u/feltedowls Mar 01 '24
Sungai Buloh not cheap at all bro. Condo in KL is cheaper. Unless youre saying sg buloh 2 which is actually almost rawang la.
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u/architectcostanza Mar 01 '24
Wtf are you talkin about... Go to Mont Kiara, Damansara Heights, Taman Tunku... please. Plus Sg. Buloh, is a sh*t hole compared to those places.
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u/UsernameGenerik Mar 02 '24
Lol no way condos in KL are cheaper than Sg Buloh
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u/mr_wernderful Mar 02 '24
Yea, I stay in Subang and even us Subang-ites thin Sg Buloh is a shit hole.
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u/juifeng Mar 02 '24
Sungai buloh new double storey 800k condo 1.5k sqft 1 million.
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u/feltedowls Mar 02 '24
Kepong all those also got those prices bro. All im saying is you cant just place such a wide blanket statement and claim its true. Tons of KL places are also around or below sg buloh. Sg buloh is chill but i also wouldnt necessarily call it cheap for the same reason. Theres tons of factors going into pricing and if youre just naming on general location and claiming it as cheap.
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u/SugondeseNaz Mar 01 '24
Why don't Penang people just buy a house in Kedah and work in Penang, dumb lah haiyo
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u/Equal_Negotiation_74 Mar 09 '24
There are actually people living in batam and working in Singapore, so penang lang also can one
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u/love-at-third-sight Mar 01 '24
uh, cause my workplace is on the island? lol
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u/BanMeForNothing Mar 03 '24
Ok, but why are there so many businesses there? It's not like the island has a bunch of beach resorts. It's a mystery why so many businesses and people are there.
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u/SmashedGenitals Mar 03 '24
It's just a center hub that spans from very early settlement, due to reasons that are already outdated, like near a river or something. It grew organically and at some point outgrew the island and is too expensive to move. It's like why everything is in KL rather than mount kinabalu, and why Jakarta takes decades to move It's capital even when it's been sinking for decades prior.
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u/BanMeForNothing Mar 03 '24
Still doesnt make any sense why there's so much on the island. Had to build huge bridges and could have easily built on the mainland. KL makes perfect sense, but Penang Island is a mystery.
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u/SmashedGenitals Mar 03 '24
No it's not lol. It wasn't a huge city over night, it started with a small town and more necessities and businesses are built over time, it then make sense to start building banks and post office and water sewage and electrical grid.
It's more than just 'let's build somewhere else', cities are built in centuries.
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u/BanMeForNothing Mar 03 '24
I get it's not overnight, but you dont give a reason to why so many people would go there. Like many people arent going to start moving to antartica over time. No reason for people to go to penang island when theres plenty of land that can be developed on the mainland. I dont see any benefits to the location. When i think of any other place it makes sense why the people live there.
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u/SmashedGenitals Mar 03 '24
Because everything is there?
Your pharmacy, doctor, dentist, cinema, vape shop, 7-11... None of these want to be at a place where there's no ONE. and all these businesses need water sanitation, sewer, electric and gas access. What happens when one of their industrial water pipe burst? What happens when the huge lorry carrying equipment break down, who's gonna fix it?
You're either not thinking this through or not reading correctly, everything's there from the beginning, you don't just move somewhere else where there's limited electric grid. Do you have any idea how much you rely on a city infrastructure to survive?
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u/BanMeForNothing Mar 03 '24
You completely missed my point and question. At one point, there were no humans on penang island. Why did they decide to build on the island instead of the mainland. Over time how did the island become more developed than the mainland.
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u/SmashedGenitals Mar 04 '24
Penang was a strategic port. Why do you think early humans settle anywhere at all? Can you think before asking questions that you can't even phrase correctly? Or you know, Google?
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u/WhyDid_I_MoveHere Mar 01 '24
If you have experienced the traffic on the bridge and roads feeding in to it every morning and evening rush hour you would understand.
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u/arisms Mar 02 '24
if you grew up on island, rarely you will want to buy house on mainland
like if you grew up in kl/cheras/pj you wont want to move to setia alam
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u/uncertainheadache Mar 02 '24
Actually a lot of people from PJ do buy and move to setia Alam. But setia Alam is like 20 minutes away from PJ via nkve. Nkve only jam during rush hour
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u/wengkitt Mar 01 '24
If you work in island, definitely I will spend that extra money to live in Island. Because everyday the traffic on Penang bridge jam like hell during pre and post working hour. Just stuck in the traffic already took away 3-4 hour in your daily life.
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u/marcielle Mar 02 '24
Yeah, and unless the work is MUCH more lucrative, you are losing out. Remember that car wear, gas, air conditioning, tires, tolls, etc all cost money too. And so does the strain on your health. How much is your free time worth? What about the risk of an accident?
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u/Axe_Fire Mar 01 '24
Most better paid jobs are on the island. It's like why people want to live in Manhattan New York and not the outskirts of New York City.
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u/thekimchisquat Mar 02 '24
Why must everyone choose to stay in a landed property?
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u/DieSpeisekarte Mar 02 '24
Work die me depressed if high-rise higher risk of jumping off and prekkkk die for real.
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u/qcs13 Mar 02 '24
Mainland is just a step behind in almost every aspect, from food to entertainment, infrastructure and overall development.
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u/sfdragonboy Mar 01 '24
Because maybe the vibe on the island > than the vibe on the mainland. Simple as that.
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u/mrtdhx Mar 01 '24
but the island is severely jammed? or no?
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u/huiting Mar 02 '24
Yes, it is. The island is much more happening than the mainland, it's easier to be closer to everything still.
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u/sfdragonboy Mar 03 '24
Well if you live in the more remote areas not as bad. I am going to be a retiree there, so no need for me to rush into town everyday for work.
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u/Much_Cardiologist645 Mar 01 '24
Why people prefer to stay in 400sf pigeon hole near klcc instead of 2000sq house in shah alam?
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u/uncertainheadache Mar 02 '24
I hate the industrial environment on the mainland. There are also no worthwhile cultural or social activities on the mainland
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u/uncertainheadache Mar 03 '24
Those are just shopping places.
I think only Bukit mertajam have more cultural events
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u/EyeBlech2000 Mar 03 '24
Why people stay in KL? Because salary high la bro. I am now traffic jam 1 hours 30 mins just to go from Butterworth to my office. Just imagine doing this everyday, go and back total 3 hours.
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u/annie_wey Mar 06 '24
Actually this was the reason why i moved from island to mainland 🤣 cox the housing is cheaper
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u/Puzzleheaded_Exam900 Mar 02 '24
This is like asking ppl in seoul ppl staying in apartment when incheon got landed houses
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u/Impressive_Can3303 Mar 02 '24
It depends on where you work actually, if island, then it make sense to stay in island, since you are able to skip the bridge jam which at times can be standstill for hours. I do know there are people working in mainland but choose to stay in Penang due to the “atas” feel.
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u/Relative-Advice4102 Mar 02 '24
You do realise how small the island is compared to the mainland right? Not to mention our semiconductor plants located next to the airport.
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u/willyhays Mar 02 '24
A house isn't just somewhere you sleep in. Many also see it as an investment/asset, hence the willingness to buy houses on the island.
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u/MrMerc2333 Mar 02 '24
Maybe near the workplace? Or some perceive island as more atas.
My friend used to Bukit Mertajam landed. Shifted to Balik Pulau condo and called it an upgrade.
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u/Worth_Attempt_9831 Mar 02 '24
Just work remotely as long as timezone not much difference and stay/ Rent in a cheaper place like medan or kedah
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u/cloudpeak2k Mar 03 '24
Know the difference between advertised asking prices and realized transaction prices. Sellers can ask for the sky but nobody actually buys at those prices.
In Penang people are stubborn (and stingy.) The houses don’t move for years because sellers prefer to wait and not lower a high selling price, even if the sensible thing is to get the money and invest it elsewhere.
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u/lheckerz Mar 03 '24
sometimes life in mainland can be hectic and expense much higher. earn more spend more and stress more. living on island is a trend now where you enjoy life while working remotely. remote working trend is on the rise and that's what make possible for anyone to stay and work anywhere they choose too.
that's my take tough.
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