last edited Dec 11, 2019
Money, Budget, and Shopping for the Falkland Islands
Location Map of Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
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Money
Currency
- Currency: Falkland Islands Pound (100 pence).
- Banknotes: £5, £10, £20, and £50.
- Coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, and 50p + £1 and £2.
- Exchange:
The Falkland Islands Pound and the British Pound are at parity and have the same value.
Exchange
Which currency to bring
Payment methods
Upon return
While the British Pound and the Falkland Islands Pound circulate equally on the archipelago, the latter is no longer convertible outside the territory. Therefore, it is necessary to exchange your "Falklands pounds" before returning if you do not wish to keep them.
Budget
What can be expensive
What may not be expensive
Price range
- Double room in a "budget" hotel:
- Double room in a "tourist" hotel:
- Snacks, "local" restaurant meal:
- "Tourist" restaurant meal:
- "Budget" car rental:
- Taxi: