Recent content by Rick

All true. Quality sucks here and locally produced stuff is terrible. Argentina is still much more affordable when you stack everything up including rent and utility bills. The biggest expense back home will probably be rental for where you will live and in Argentina you can find dirt cheap...

Very sorry you are dealing with this. I am also in the same situation and it's making me nervous. I don't care what is going on in the United States or other countries. I decided to retire here so this is what I am focused on and a drastic rise in the cost of living makes me nervous. I am also...

You make some good points. Eating at home isn't as home as eating out but much easier on the wallet! True you can get affordable meals but plenty of places in BA where prices are out of whack. Food here is expensive compared to local wages. Not sure how anyone can argue with that. I am always...

It makes NO sense that the USA Embassy in Buenos Aires is so strict on Argentines that want to visit the USA for vacation. I have several friends that have gotten rejected for a tourist visa to visit the States. This makes ZERO sense to me considering all of the illegals they are allowing to...

He said that the big increases are just starting now. I can't get through via phone or email to anyone at Aysa but will try to go to their office and see.

Most likely will change like the other authentic neighborhoods. Lots of developers are now buying land there so it will probably go the same way as Soho soon. :(

I just got my Aysa water bill today. It normally is very very low but today I got a bill for 83,000 pesos. Anyone else get a big increase in their water bill? We only have 2 people in our apartment. This is over 4 X what it usually is. I asked my doorman and he said the rates drastically...

The private garages within your own apartment building are the ones that are very expensive now. Many of those listings look like a space in a public garage. You can see in one of the listings the Estacionamento blue and white sign. Many people don't like those as there are always strangers...

I have just about had it with this country. So much corruption and things don't make sense at all. I have family that is going through the process for residency here and it is almost impossible to even open up a bank account to comply with regulations from Migraciones so they can get a DNI...

I asked my friend that does Monotributo and he said he doesn't have any contract at all.

I would avoid tap water in BA. It is horrible. Many times I can smell the chlorine in the water when I shower.

I agree the food isn't bad at these. I was just at the Cafe Martinez across from Distrito Arcos shopping mall and had a good salad and good coffee.

Wow. Did someone call 911? How did they arrive there so quickly? I am amazed I almost never see ambulances in Buenos Aires. Did the girl with the moped get charged or ticketed? It seems like there is always a way to pay and get out of this situation.

Totally correct about dating a local. That is the best way to learn a language. You learn fast that way, especially if they don't speak English!

Rate hasn't moved. Today was 1239.50 pesos to $1 US.