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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 2.1 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 96.8% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Childcare: pay 39.6% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 45.3% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$26.71 FKP19.97	+146.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$2.26 FKP1.69	+30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.29 FKP0.96	-1.4%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 96.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$3.36 FKP2.51	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$1.47 FKP1.10	-70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.99 FKP5.97	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$7.17 FKP5.36	+174.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.56 FKP2.66	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$4.03 FKP3.01	+194.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$2.27 FKP1.70	+183.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$4.53 FKP3.39	+365.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$2.38 FKP1.78	+162.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.70 FKP1.27	+77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.33 FKP0.25	-66.4%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$6.19 FKP4.63	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$2,670.87 FKP1,997.36	-86.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	??
Average			-33.1%

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$452.27 FKP338.22	+1362.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$1,201.89 FKP898.81	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$868.03 FKP649.14	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$299.85 FKP224.24	+702.6%
Average			+526.1%

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pay 39.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$600.94 FKP449.41	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	??
Average			+39.6%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$4.21 FKP3.15	+29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.36 FKP2.51	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$16.29 FKP12.18	+275.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$22.33 FKP16.70	-61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$11.02 FKP8.24	+69.1%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$113.51 FKP84.89	+86.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$93.48 FKP69.91	+94.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$110.17 FKP82.39	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$106.83 FKP79.89	-3.7%
Average			+45.3%

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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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