Cost of Living in Buenos Aires

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TAXI rates !
CABA ( City of Buenos Aires) TAXI rates just went 30% up in AR$ as of February 22, 2020. New official rate as follows :
59.50 AR$ - initial Day Rate
5.95 AR$ -Additional 200 meters / per minute
20 % Extra for 10pm - 6 AM Night Rate.
Included photo of New Rate Table for Taxi !

this website is very wrong with the prices and everything ive looked at so far is way off

Average monthly salary figure is wrong, I posted a governmental website with precise data, AR$ 65,090/month after tax that's about US$ 1,100 in current prices

There are exist other countries that defined as a tax heaven, Argentina cataloged a tax hell due to high tax pressure, high complexity and high fines for physical persons and companies.

I would like to move and retire in Buenos Aires BUT I find it very hard to get a list of the low or medium cost retirement homes .Can you help me please? I get all other advertisements and not the Buenos Aires Retired Home addreses.
Thanks or mucho gracias.....

I visited Argentina in March and the prices are very accurate. I

Congratulaciones.
Inflación Is 59% annual un 2018/3. Atención con viejos precios

I agree prices fluctuate far too much to be accurate.Unfortunately the Argentina economy won't rebound even within the next two decades due to arrogance of government and the citizens.The majority of people in Argentina treat visitors badly but fortunately visitors have noticed and the majority haven't returned.Looks like Argentina is turning into another Venezuela,karma bites.

This is so wrong. This website is not designed for a country like Argentina. Since the inflation rate was 48% for 2018, the past contributions for updating these prices result in an inaccurate representation of reality.

Also, how is possible for Buenos Aires to be considered such a low cost city? According to this same numbers, living by your own costs 11.000 (rent) + 17.000 = ARS$ 28.000. But a standard salary is ARS$21.000. This leaves you with a negative result of $7.000. If you don't come from a wealthy family you literally can't become a financially independent person in this city. This country (and specially this city) is way more expensive to live in that most, if not all, first world cities.

Many of the prices shown here are not accurate at all. And they will just increase next week (and I say it LITERALLY next week).
The annual inflation rate is around 40%. Property rentals actually have increased much more than 40%. Many property owners just increase the rent following the dollar instead of inflation.
Crappy food is cheap, but good quality food is very expensive.

Here is a high-level summary depending on your situation:
- Salary in pesos, without labour union agreement -> POVERTY
- Salary in pesos, with labour union agreement -> OK MAYBE
- Salary in dollars -> NICE

Salary in pesos without labour union agreement is seriously bad. Most people can't negotiate a 40% salary increase on their own. You should evaluate other options (maybe a different country to immigrate).

You can't save in Argentinian pesos, prices increase every day so pesos lose value very quickly.
Argentinian banks are not safe (corralito), you must save your money elsewhere (foreign bank, safe, under the mattress, etc).
Depending on the government in place, you may or may not be able to buy foreign currency legally.

can someone add new information? like what is the net average salary in buenos aires after the crises?

taxi costs 32.60

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 32.60 ARS it is more expensive in night (20%)
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 16.3 ARS (3.26 *5=16.3) it is more expensive in night (20%)
http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/taxis/tarifas
La tarifa consiste en $ 32,60 al momento de iniciar el viaje y $ 3,26 por cada 200 metros de recorrido o minuto de espera en caso de estar el vehículo detenido. Los viajes fuera de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, sin regreso en el mismo taxi, pueden recibir un recargo por el recorrido que el vehículo deba realizar para volver a la Ciudad.

Entre las 22 y las 6 h rige una tarifa nocturna con un incremento del 20% en el valor del viaje.

Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 2000???? in ARgentine??? are you kidding?
at least that is the amount of each service monthly....
i live alone, in one small apartment, 30 mts... and i pay 450 water, 400 electricity monthly, 100 gas monthly, 2000 expenses monthly (cheap)
people living in 85 m apartments pay more than 4 time i pay

With all due respect I suggest to consider only the contributions from the last three months, due to the high inflation Buenos Aires notoriously has. 2017 is closing with 22,5 or 23% inflation (20,9% until Nov 30 official INDEC data + personal estimation of 1,5-2% for December). This means that if you keep considering 12 months, the data shown here will be surely an underestimation. I know that considering a 3 months period means having 1/4 of the contributions, but still 85 contributions from the last 3 months would be more precise than 341 from the last 12. Another important consideration is that current inflation in no more mainly tied to the loss of value of the Peso, as it used to be until 2015, but it involves prices in Dollars too.

The 2017 cost of utilities listed (water, electricity, gas...) is incorrect. In a 150 sq meter apt in Retiro neighborhood, I pay over U$S50 monthly in water for my apt (based on square footage, not on usage in the city of Bs Aires). Electricity amounts to about U$S35-40 monthly in winter months, but goes up notably in hot summer months due to AC use. I pay for gas (central heating) in my "expensas" - according to our bldg manager, each apt is paying approx U$S70-100 per month solely for gas, depending on the season. Also keep in mind that "expensas" (apt management fees) are nearly impossible to avoid, as laws govern who can administer buildings, what they charge, and if there has to be an onsite supervisor - these amount to another U$S300 dollars (not included in rent) for 150 m2. If you prorate these costs to an 85 m2 apt, they amount to U$S250-260 per month. This is not including rent. Compared to the avg monthly salary, the cost of living is high. Earning potential must be included in the analysis to see if a city is truly expensive or inexpensive...

How much a electrical engineer earn per month? And what's the real price for a one bedroom in centre city? Thanks!

One-bedroom in "city center" for $434? Ha! Maybe if you consider Avelleneda neighborhood the "city center" (and you might want to buy a gun). Any place I'd consider living you better plan on at least $1000. If you happen to be a foreigner and don't have access to a "guarantee", which is required for a standard lease - and which you won't, then plan on $1500 for a decent one-bedroom somewhere in the desirable northern end of the city. Dinner for two in a decent parrilla? Try $80-100 with a cheap bottle of wine. My first apartment in 2006 was a beautiful two-bedroom with a view of the river in the Las Canitas neighborhood. That same apartment rents today for $2500. Welcome to Inflation, Inc.