Minimum money needed to live well: 2500 ar$ per month

u$s 1 = 3,2ar$ (ar$ = Peso Argentino)

Rent: 1500 ar$ a month, for a small apartment (with all necessary furniture, Fridge, TV, Telephone and Internet). 1 room used as living room/bedroom, small kitchen and bathroom (nice apartment, nice neighborhood) (Utilities are included on apartment rent)

Food: 800ar$ a month, all you can eat! (This includes a lots of nice dinners out on restaurants!)

Recreation:
Amusement Park: 45 ar$ / Cinema: 20ar$ / Dinner out: 25 ar$ / Disco: 25ar$ and 10ar$ a beer

Transportation: The metro and bus tickets are 0.90 ar$ each. Usually you need to take a metro and then a bus, so monthly it would be something like 100ar$ (if you have to travel everyday)

Kind regards,

Sidney! (Form Argentina, currently living in BA - Capital Federal)

Hi Sydney,
Am an expat in BA here, where can you get an apartment in 1500 pesos..am paying a whopping 750 USD and it even has no AC.
Let me know maradonna7(AT)yahoo.co.ar

- Thanks
Sunil

Rent - 800USD 1 bedroom in cetre of the city near all commercial area

Utilities - 50 USD , electricity is cheap

Food - 200 USD , as am mainly eating in home

HEalth CAre - 50 USD, few visits to pharmacy store

Recreation - 200 USD , the clubs are as costly as in USA

Rent: $600usd for a 1 bedroom 1 bath, balcony, air conditioner, electric heat, gas range/oven 75sqm furnished no security guard (including washing machine, complete kitchen with all appliances and cooking/service ware, cd/radio player, dvd player color tv, in San Telmo neighborhood on an excellent, safe and trendy block.

Utilities: gas: $8usd/mo, electricity: $50usd/mo, cable tv: (50 intnl english channels) $35usd/mo, internet 100mp low speed (dsl available for more $): $35usd/mo, local land phone no long distance: $15usd/mo, mobil prepaid chip (monthly plans available for cheaper rates with residence papers): $40usd/mo (approx 30min/day used talking and a lot of texting).

Food: To eat at home everyday for 1 person: $250usd/mo. This includes fresh vegetables, fruits chicken, premium pork chops, filet mignon, salmon, premium lean beef, import cheeses like roquefourt, bakery bread, good beer wine and alcohol (3 glasses everyday).

Dozen Eggs: $2usd, Whole 3 lb chicken: $5usd, 1 bot excellent wine (like a good Napa/Sanoma merlot for $50usd) is only $5usd/bottle.

Recreation: Gym: Modern fully equipped with tennis courts/raquetball is $30usd/mo, Movies: $3.50usd, night club cover: $10usd, pizza 4 toppings $10usd/1 topping $5usd, coffee/tea and cake at a cafe $5usd, 12oz beer: happy hour $5usd/tourist area most expensive $4usd, normal expat cool pub $1.75usd, beer normal price $7usd tourist place, $4usd normal place, native hangouts with locals beer is $3usd/ltr

Dining out: $20usd includes entre (chicken/pasta, appetizer/starter, 2 glasses wine/1ltr beer and 10% tip

Health Care: Complete excellent healthcare insurance: $200usd/mo per person. Expat groups offer group rates for less.