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Malaysia

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 4.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 11.9% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 58.3% less in Conakry

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

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Conakry vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.7% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$4.63 GNF40,795	-5.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$9.26 GNF81,591	+89.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.74 GNF15,298	+114.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	??
Average			+35.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$1.48 GNF13,049	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$11.56 GNF102K	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$8.16 GNF71,898	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$4.34 GNF38,193	+71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$2.04 GNF17,983	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.32 GNF11,618	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.09 GNF9,614	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.81 GNF7,149	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.99 GNF8,746	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.63 GNF5,543	+6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.63 GNF5,543	+1.3%
Average			+16.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$5.26 GNF46,353	+63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$28.49 GNF251K	+132.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$8.87 GNF78,104	-19.5%
Average			+33.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.9% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$185.16 GNF2M	+604.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$510.01 GNF4M	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$317.99 GNF3M	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$132.79 GNF1M	+179.2%
Average			+11.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-51.5%
Average			-51.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.47 GNF30,596	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$4.63 GNF40,795	+49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.16 GNF10,242	-73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$89.25 GNF786K	+82.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$4.05 GNF35,696	-19.2%
Average			-0.3%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 58.3% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$20.00 GNF176K	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$25.00 GNF220K	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$30.00 GNF264K	-65.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$50.00 GNF441K	-48.0%
Average			-58.3%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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