Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 39.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 94.4% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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