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Guinea

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 4.5% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 25.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.89 MYR19.98	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$4.89 MYR19.98	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.81 MYR3.30	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.46 MYR1.88
Average			-26.3%

Conakry vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.09 MYR4.47	-26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$7.00 MYR28.58	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.96 MYR32.51	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.53 MYR10.32	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.02 MYR8.25	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.55 MYR6.32	+17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.82 MYR3.34	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.04 MYR4.23	+27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.71 MYR2.91	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.59 MYR2.41	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.62 MYR2.54	-1.2%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 25.3% less for transportation

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$3.22 MYR13.14	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$12.24 MYR49.96	-57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$11.01 MYR44.96	+24.2%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$26.27 MYR107.27	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$47.56 MYR194.21	-64.2%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$299.09 MYR1,221.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	+106.3%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$4.40 MYR17.99	+26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.10 MYR12.64	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.40 MYR17.99	+278.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$48.89 MYR199.62	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.02 MYR20.48	+23.8%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$71.46 MYR291.78	+257.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$41.92 MYR171.18	+67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$86.22 MYR352.05	+187.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$96.07 MYR392.29	+92.1%
Average			+139.8%

Conakry vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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