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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 3.0 times more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.0% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 58.3% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 9.2 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.9% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 59.5% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 87.0% more for restaurants

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL795	$26.71 FKP20.02	+178.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL719	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$2.26 FKP1.70	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$1.29 FKP0.96	+54.4%
Average			+87.0%

Albania vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$3.36 FKP2.52	+226.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL448	$1.47 FKP1.10	-72.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL654	$7.99 FKP5.99	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL266	$7.17 FKP5.37	+123.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL270	$3.56 FKP2.67	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$4.03 FKP3.02	+522.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$2.27 FKP1.70	+100.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$4.53 FKP3.40	+512.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$2.38 FKP1.78	+259.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$1.70 FKP1.27	+234.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.33 FKP0.25	-36.5%
Average			+171.0%

Albania vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.3% less for transportation

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL685	$6.19 FKP4.64	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,608	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	$2,670.87 FKP2,002.15	-91.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,565	??
Average			-58.3%

Albania vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.2 times more for housing

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,375	$452.27 FKP339.03	+2626.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,231	$1,201.89 FKP900.97	+130.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,646	$868.03 FKP650.70	+142.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,103	$299.85 FKP224.78	+387.1%
Average			+821.6%

Albania vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,546	$600.94 FKP450.48	+242.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	??
Average			+242.5%

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pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL204	$4.21 FKP3.15	+71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL161	$3.36 FKP2.52	+72.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL356	$16.29 FKP12.21	+279.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,358	$22.33 FKP16.74	-57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL635	$11.02 FKP8.26	+43.9%
Average			+81.9%

Albania vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.5% more for clothing

	Albania	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,492	$113.51 FKP85.09	+109.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,298	$93.48 FKP70.08	+135.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,832	$110.17 FKP82.59	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,529	$106.83 FKP80.09	-23.2%
Average			+59.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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