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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 91.9% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 97.2% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 39.6% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% more for restaurants

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.09	$26.71 FKP20.02	+62.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.09	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.97	$2.26 FKP1.70	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.77	$1.29 FKP0.96	-29.8%
Average			+14.0%

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

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pay 97.2% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.83	$3.36 FKP2.52	+141.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.27	$1.47 FKP1.10	-87.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.43	$7.99 FKP5.99	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.26	$7.17 FKP5.37	+85.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.66	$3.56 FKP2.67	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.44	$4.03 FKP3.02	+337.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.92	$2.27 FKP1.70	+105.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.23	$4.53 FKP3.40	+363.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.86	$2.38 FKP1.78	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$1.70 FKP1.27	+164.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.60	$0.33 FKP0.25	-40.6%
Average			+97.2%

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

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pay 39.6% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.58	$6.19 FKP4.64	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$2,670.87 FKP2,002.15	-89.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.38	??
Average			-39.6%

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

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	$452.27 FKP339.03	+207.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	$1,201.89 FKP900.97	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	$868.03 FKP650.70	+7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	$299.85 FKP224.78	+262.2%
Average			+124.8%

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

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$600.94 FKP450.48	+296.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	??
Average			+296.2%

Seychelles vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.79	$4.21 FKP3.15	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.94	$3.36 FKP2.52	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.25	$16.29 FKP12.21	-26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR987.39	$22.33 FKP16.74	-69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.59	$11.02 FKP8.26	+72.1%
Average			-19.3%

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

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Seychelles	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.60	$113.51 FKP85.09	+156.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.32	$93.48 FKP70.08	+401.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR883.36	$110.17 FKP82.59	+68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR950.47	$106.83 FKP80.09	+52.0%
Average			+169.7%

Seychelles 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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