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What is the general local consensus there on the government wanting to increase military spending? I can't imagine the appetite is high for that when there are so many other economic issues, recession and vetoing the pension increase. Can't imagine that will be an easy sell...

Know the feeling! I am coming back later this year and some friends I met there are all asking me to bring many things. I will have to bring a few extra bags. What about electronics? One guy I met wants me to bring a power drill that he says is 3 X more expensive there. Will I have problems...

Very true. I'm not sure the system in Argentina but here in the US, both the employee and the employer pay towards social security. Isn't the medium income in Argentina only around $500 bucks a month? If so by that measure, it seems like $225 is understandable. Maybe the government will...

Looks like there was a lot of fraud involved with that University. I saw this on X.

Things sounds like they are quickly improving for the better there. My friend just told me that Mercado Pago doesn't charge VAT and income tax withholdings for online payments now.

You're lucky! I just saw a post on X that said from last year at the bottom to now a year later prices are already up 20% in some neighborhoods like Recoleta and Palermo. Wow that was quick! @Johnny that was some good timing. I'm happy for you too @FuturoBA!

I had lunch here and it was excellent! But prices were more expensive than in the States. I just saw a post on X with a burger that was crazy expensive! I didn't have this but they apparently have a truffle burger over $60 bucks. Doesn't look too good. They had great drinks there!

I enjoyed Buenos Aires and heading back here later this year. I didn't think it was a screaming deal. Sure compared to some areas it's cheaper. Accomodations wasn't too bad. I just don't think the typical expat going down is getting the cheap rates that most locals that are living there are...

Smart for him to stop trying to make money off of anchor baby'ing your way to Citizenship. Many people are doing that including Russians but people are on the down low about it and not in your face YouTube channel. Many poor pregnant Russian females are getting turned away at EZE...

Ha! I would say even Craigslist is probably better. At least there once someone sells something they pull the listing down. Half the time I contact a Zonaprop listing no one gets back for many days or a week. Many seem like a bait and switch. I am going back down to BA in a few months but other...

This is solid advice. I met a local and he told me about an apartment that he and his family bought. Terrible as his building was never finished! I guess it was a first time developer and they had very little experience building and they went bankrupt. I wouldn't buy there unless the company was...

Hopefully they catch them in Spain. Pedophiles are hated the world over so hopefully they can get them caught in Spain. Sick that this is the type of people that are part of the government.

That's great news about being able to use Apple Pay. I didn't use public transport very much as Ubers were very cheap but I guess if I was there long term using public transport would make sense but was too much of a hassle with those Sube cards. If it was just Apple Pay that would make it easier.

I never liked using the taxis because I always had to have cash and they never had any change. Even if they probably had change they told me they did not. Uber works good there except a few times they would send me a message from Uber asking if I could pay cash. I would answer no and sometimes...

Yes this was one of the negatives of BA. I thought it was loud. My first few Airbnbs I needed earplugs as it was just loud. One annoying thing is that people don't seem to care about barking dogs there. Super annoying.

Agree! I stayed in several different areas during my trip and visited a friend staying in Belgrano. Belgrano is just too much of a hassle if you're always going to be in Palermo or Recoleta. Most of the things every day where I was meeting up or restaurants I was going to were in Palermo or...

I could have sure used this post when I was there. I got tired of eating out every night and tried to cook but some of the stuff at the grocery stores were not great quality. I'll check this place out when I come back.

What are you wanting to insure? Your contents? In the USA we have property insurance that covers the property in case of fire/flooding/storms. And then contents like clothes, furniture, etc. I would assume there the owner has to insure their property if they want and you have to insure your...

But on the flip side then if only $1,075 USD per month is middle class salary for a family of 4. So does that mean if you're only single or married with no kids you can be middle class for a fraction of that amount? That must be true as the median income is so low there. So really how much do...

This is what I don't understand. All of these things going up so much and that seems impossible. Sounds like salaries are going up some but not that much. A friend there said their monthly expenses have jumped up almost 300% year over year. Ouch.