Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 31.0% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% more in Guinea
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 41.8% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 20.9% less in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 67.0% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$4.63 GNF40,795	+35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$9.26 GNF81,591	+99.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$1.74 GNF15,298	+131.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	??
Average			+67.0%

Malaysia vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$1.48 GNF13,049	+34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$11.56 GNF102K	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$8.16 GNF71,898	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$4.34 GNF38,193	+107.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$2.04 GNF17,983	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$1.32 GNF11,618	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$1.09 GNF9,614	+49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$0.81 GNF7,149	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.99 GNF8,746	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.63 GNF5,543	+10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.63 GNF5,543	+2.9%
Average			+22.4%

Malaysia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$5.26 GNF46,353	+90.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$28.49 GNF251K	+86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$8.87 GNF78,104	+37.2%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Malaysia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$185.16 GNF2M	+570.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$510.01 GNF4M	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$317.99 GNF3M	+20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$132.79 GNF1M	+262.0%
Average			+64.3%

Malaysia vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 20.9% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-20.9%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$3.47 GNF30,596	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$4.63 GNF40,795	+67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$1.16 GNF10,242	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$89.25 GNF786K	+129.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$4.05 GNF35,696	-14.3%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Malaysia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$20.00 GNF176K	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$25.00 GNF220K	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$30.00 GNF264K	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$50.00 GNF441K	-35.7%
Average			-48.6%

Malaysia vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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