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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 51.4% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Childcare: pay 32.7% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 71.0% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.10	$26.71 FKP20.17	+76.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$2.26 FKP1.71	+43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$1.29 FKP0.97	-4.5%
Average			+38.5%

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

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18	$3.36 FKP2.53	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16	$1.47 FKP1.11	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.11	$7.99 FKP6.03	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34	$7.17 FKP5.41	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76	$3.56 FKP2.69	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$4.03 FKP3.04	+60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$2.27 FKP1.71	+114.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54	$4.53 FKP3.42	+194.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$2.38 FKP1.80	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.70 FKP1.28	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.33 FKP0.25	-67.9%
Average			+27.6%

Puerto Rico vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$6.19 FKP4.68	+69.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,700.00	$2,670.87 FKP2,016.98	-92.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.22	??
Average			-11.4%

Puerto Rico vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.46	$452.27 FKP341.54	+624.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.93	$1,201.89 FKP907.64	+50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$580.00	$868.03 FKP655.52	+49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.07	$299.85 FKP226.44	+23.9%
Average			+187.0%

Puerto Rico vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of housing

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pay 32.7% more for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.00	$600.94 FKP453.82	+32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,760.00	??
Average			+32.7%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73	$4.21 FKP3.18	+54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$3.36 FKP2.54	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.21	$16.29 FKP12.30	+45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.37	$22.33 FKP16.86	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.90	$11.02 FKP8.32	+11.3%
Average			+14.1%

Puerto Rico vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.0% more for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.97	$113.51 FKP85.72	+164.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.22	$93.48 FKP70.59	+72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.06	$110.17 FKP83.20	+35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.00	$106.83 FKP80.68	+11.3%
Average			+71.0%

Puerto Rico 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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