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Conakry vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 44.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 90.6% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 51.3% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.6% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$5.00 GNF43,316	+5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$10.77 GNF93,341	+127.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$1.62 GNF14,034	+82.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$1.20 GNF10,396	+146.6%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.32 GNF11,442	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$9.28 GNF80,387	+30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$8.22 GNF71,181	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$3.95 GNF34,184	+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$2.83 GNF24,560	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$1.27 GNF11,024	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$1.11 GNF9,577	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$0.92 GNF7,961	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$1.28 GNF11,117	+85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.72 GNF6,253	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$0.72 GNF6,253	+16.3%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$5.26 GNF45,579	+181.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$28.49 GNF246,814	+140.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$8.87 GNF76,801	-16.9%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+626.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	-9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+185.0%
Average			+203.1%

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	-29.3%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$2.50 GNF21,658	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$3.32 GNF28,721	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$1.16 GNF10,071	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$89.25 GNF773,184	+92.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$4.05 GNF35,100	-18.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 51.3% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$20.00 GNF173,264	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$25.00 GNF216,580	-32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$30.00 GNF259,896	-65.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$50.00 GNF433,160	-39.4%
Average			-51.3%

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