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

South Africa is 5.6% more expensive than Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 71.7% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in South Africa

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in South Africa. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.71 FKP20.17	$9.33 ZAR159.73	-65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.11 ZAR87.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 FKP1.71	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 FKP0.97	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-37.6%
Average			-52.4%

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

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$3.36 FKP2.53	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.47 FKP1.11	$3.88 ZAR66.47	+163.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 FKP6.03	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.17 FKP5.41	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 FKP2.69	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.03 FKP3.04	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-81.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.27 FKP1.71	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.53 FKP3.42	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-84.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 FKP1.80	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 FKP1.28	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 FKP0.25	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+79.7%
Average			-32.1%

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

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 FKP4.68	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$56.18 ZAR961.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,670.87 FKP2,016.98	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+701.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.34 ZAR159.79
Average			+340.2%

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

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pay 71.7% less for housing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$452.27 FKP341.54	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,201.89 FKP907.64	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$868.03 FKP655.52	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$299.85 FKP226.44	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-70.6%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.94 FKP453.82	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29
Average			-71.1%

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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.21 FKP3.18	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 FKP2.54	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.29 FKP12.30	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.33 FKP16.86	$30.26 ZAR517.83	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.02 FKP8.32	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-37.8%
Average			-34.3%

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

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.51 FKP85.72	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.48 FKP70.59	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.17 FKP83.20	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.83 FKP80.68	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-23.4%
Average			-39.5%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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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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