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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 62.0% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$26.71 FKP19.96	+132.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.26 FKP1.69	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$1.29 FKP0.96	-2.3%
Average			+55.2%

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

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$3.36 FKP2.51	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.47 FKP1.10
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$7.99 FKP5.97	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$7.17 FKP5.36	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.56 FKP2.66	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$4.03 FKP3.01	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$2.27 FKP1.70	+127.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$4.53 FKP3.39	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.38 FKP1.78
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$1.70 FKP1.27	+79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.33 FKP0.25	-67.7%
Average			+21.4%

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

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$6.19 FKP4.63	+12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$2,670.87 FKP1,996.46	-92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	??
Average			-39.9%

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

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$452.27 FKP338.07	+653.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,201.89 FKP898.41	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$868.03 FKP648.85	+92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$299.85 FKP224.14	+17.9%
Average			+214.2%

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

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$600.94 FKP449.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	??

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$4.21 FKP3.14	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$3.36 FKP2.51	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$16.29 FKP12.17
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$22.33 FKP16.69	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$11.02 FKP8.24	+37.7%
Average			-19.9%

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

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$113.51 FKP84.85	+278.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$93.48 FKP69.88	+133.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$110.17 FKP82.35	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$106.83 FKP79.86	+94.2%
Average			+140.9%

Northern Mariana Islands 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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