Conakry vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1779
🏠 One person rent	$511	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	25	77
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.98M

The cost of living in Conakry is 38% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5148th and 6605th ($1024 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Malaysia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 8792nd and 772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$6454

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$582
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$480
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$553
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$545
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$602
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$611
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$482
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$638
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$610
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$512
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$578
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$566
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3007
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$500
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$585
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$483
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$453
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$487
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$496
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$472
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$520
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$650