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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 3.3 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 8.1 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$26.71 FKP20.17
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 KPW2,102	$2.26 FKP1.71	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 KPW1,051	$1.29 FKP0.97	+10.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 KPW2,161	$3.36 FKP2.53	+39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.47 FKP1.11
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 KPW3,332	$7.99 FKP6.03	+115.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 KPW1,876	$7.17 FKP5.41	+243.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.56 FKP2.69
Apples (1 lb)	??	$4.03 FKP3.04
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$2.27 FKP1.71
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$4.53 FKP3.42
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.38 FKP1.80
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.70 FKP1.28
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.33 FKP0.25
Average			+133.1%

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

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.19 FKP4.68
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$2,670.87 FKP2,016.98
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 8.1 times more for housing

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$452.27 FKP341.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.44 KPW84,095	$1,201.89 FKP907.64	+1186.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.80 KPW236,518	$868.03 FKP655.52	+230.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$299.85 FKP226.44
Average			+708.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$600.94 FKP453.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$14.02 KPW12,614	$4.21 FKP3.18	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 KPW1,051	$3.36 FKP2.54	+187.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$16.29 FKP12.30
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$22.33 FKP16.86
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.02 FKP8.32
Average			+58.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$113.51 FKP85.72
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$93.48 FKP70.59
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$110.17 FKP83.20
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.83 FKP80.68

North Korea vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - 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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