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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 3.7 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 99.2% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 15.7 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Childcare: pay 8.4% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.2% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 25.7% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$26.71 FKP19.97	+123.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.26 FKP1.69	+63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.29 FKP0.96	+110.3%
Average			+99.2%

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

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$3.36 FKP2.51	+296.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$1.47 FKP1.10	-76.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$7.99 FKP5.97	+72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$7.17 FKP5.36	+326.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.56 FKP2.66	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$4.03 FKP3.01	+397.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$2.27 FKP1.70	+160.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$4.53 FKP3.39	+402.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$2.38 FKP1.78	+45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$1.70 FKP1.27	+298.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.33 FKP0.25	-1.4%
Average			+178.8%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.19 FKP4.63	+118.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$2,670.87 FKP1,997.36	-92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	??
Average			+12.7%

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pay 15.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$452.27 FKP338.22	+5686.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$1,201.89 FKP898.81	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$868.03 FKP649.14	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$299.85 FKP224.24	+171.1%
Average			+1468.9%

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pay 8.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$600.94 FKP449.41	-8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	??
Average			-8.4%

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pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$4.21 FKP3.15	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.36 FKP2.51	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$16.29 FKP12.18	+445.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$22.33 FKP16.70	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$11.02 FKP8.24	+67.9%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

	Moscow	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$113.51 FKP84.89	+49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$93.48 FKP69.91	+95.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$110.17 FKP82.39	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$106.83 FKP79.89	-31.9%
Average			+25.7%

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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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