Buenos Aires Cost of Living & A Personal Announcement.
An on-the-ground update with current prices in dollars in Buenos Aires and an exciting new role I’m stepping into (full details to come in an upcoming article).
In this article, I’ll walk you through my updated cost of living in my new neighbourhood in Buenos Aires and give a nod to a new role and investment I’ll be taking on in a company soon (stay tuned for a full article on this).
First off, story time: When I first touched down in Argentina, I found myself parking up in Palermo, Buenos Aires. I still remember that first steak at a parrilla. Back then, the prices were absurdly low in USD terms, it was all a lifestyle that felt downright extravagant.
Has that changed? Short answer: Yes.
Let’s be real—it was never going to last. What surprised me in my early days here was how many foreigners shrugged off the obvious, completely unfazed by Argentina’s “everything-for-nothing” deal in dollars. Those of us who’d done our fair share of travel just soaked it in with complete disbelief—this was all less than two years ago.
A standout memory is when I took my dad to Bariloche about 18 months ago. There I was, feeling very wealthy, living it up in Argentina’s version of the German Alps.
We rented a brand-new car for $20 a day, filled up at $0.40 a litre, and stayed in epic log cabins for $30 a night. We cruised the legendary Seven Lakes Road, ate $10 steaks and lamb dinners, and polished it off with $5 bottles of Malbec.
Literally, a place where you could live a champagne lifestyle on a backpacker’s budget (and let’s be honest, I’m always wired to live like a backpacker, even when I don’t have to).
What’s Changed?
In this piece, I’ll break down what I’m spending now and my plan for the next six months—including a brief nod to the new role I’ve just stepped into (stay tuned for more details when I’m actually allowed to fully write about it).