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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 5.6 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$26.71 FKP20.02	-8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$2.26 FKP1.70	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$1.29 FKP0.96	+10.1%
Average			+6.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$3.36 FKP2.52	+210.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$1.47 FKP1.10	-85.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$7.99 FKP5.99	+33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$7.17 FKP5.37	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$3.56 FKP2.67	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$4.03 FKP3.02	+90.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$2.27 FKP1.70	+328.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$4.53 FKP3.40	+144.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$2.38 FKP1.78	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.70 FKP1.27	+42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.33 FKP0.25	-64.0%
Average			+66.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$6.19 FKP4.64	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$2,670.87 FKP2,002.15
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-3.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$452.27 FKP339.03	+524.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$1,201.89 FKP900.97	+243.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$868.03 FKP650.70	+271.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$299.85 FKP224.78
Average			+346.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$600.94 FKP450.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$4.21 FKP3.15	+151.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.36 FKP2.52	+43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$16.29 FKP12.21	+597.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$22.33 FKP16.74	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$11.02 FKP8.26	-47.6%
Average			+141.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$113.51 FKP85.09
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$93.48 FKP70.08
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$110.17 FKP82.59
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$106.83 FKP80.09	+457.7%
Average			+457.7%

Sao Tome and Principe 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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