Conakry vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$523	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$1392
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5090th and 6403rd ($1061 vs $810) 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 8567th and 811th 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	$6.09	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$8723

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719