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Not only that, it is also higher than $144k in SF. And by quite a margin. Buenos Aires is actually one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest, of all Latin Ameri

by doozy 10y ago

Not only that, it is also higher than $144k in SF. And by quite a margin. Buenos Aires is actually one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest, of all Latin American capitals. I haven't been there in a few years, but the difference between official and black market exchange rate alone made a massive difference. I don't know how the exchange rate is these days, but back then you could rent a luxury 3 bedroom condo in Buenos Aires poshest neighbourhood for $1k a month or less.

wprapido 10y ago
there is no more black:official exchange spread and buenos aires became quite expensive. there are cheaper capitals/major cities in south america though. lima, bogota, medellin, santa cruz, la paz. santa cruz is highly overlooked. a lot cheaper than baires and a lot safer. obviously, it's not as advanced and as fun. if you are in santa cruz, the internet is much better than elsewhere in bolivia. tigo's 4G connection is as fast as 50mb, while ADSL/cable/wifi is between 2mb and 10mb. unless you stream a lot, you don't need more than that. you can rent a pimped up condo in an awesome area for under 600 bucks. if you go local in terms of housing, you can get a studio for as little as 100 bucks. public transport is not great, but cabs are pretty cheap. no ride is more expensive than 5 bucks
- doozy 10y ago
  As I said, it's been a few years. But Santa Cruz is a dump, and not comparable in any way to Buenos Aires. Lima has both very good areas, where the cost of living is very high, and horrendous areas (most of the city, actually). The only places I know in Latin America with a cost of living as high as Bogota are Sao Paulo and Rio. So I'm astonished to hear Buenos Aires is in that range now, since the last time I was around there the cost of living was easily half of what you see in Brazil and Colombia.
  - wprapido 10y ago
    santa cruz is lagging behind buenos aires, but it's much cheaper and much safer. inflation in argentina skyrocketed bogota i much cheaper than rio and sao paulo and rio and sao paulo are not as expensive as they used to be since brazil was hit hard by recession
    - doozy 10y ago
      No, I'm in Bogota right now, and I was living in Sao Paulo last year. If anything prices are higher in Bogota. Have prices in Argentina, converted to dollars actually increased? I was also in Santa Cruz earlier this year, it's not really comparable to any of the major cities in Latin America, of course it is cheaper, but you get what you pay for.
      - wprapido 10y ago
        well, there is no more black exchange rate for dollar in argentina and inflation is kind of getting out of control, so yeah dollar prices increased a lit. of course, SCZ is not comparable with BOG and BA or RJ/SP

by doozy 10y ago

wprapido 10y ago

there is no more black:official exchange spread and buenos aires became quite expensive. there are cheaper capitals/major cities in south america though. lima, bogota, medellin, santa cruz, la paz. santa cruz is highly overlooked. a lot cheaper than baires and a lot safer. obviously, it's not as advanced and as fun. if you are in santa cruz, the internet is much better than elsewhere in bolivia. tigo's 4G connection is as fast as 50mb, while ADSL/cable/wifi is between 2mb and 10mb. unless you stream a lot, you don't need more than that. you can rent a pimped up condo in an awesome area for under 600 bucks. if you go local in terms of housing, you can get a studio for as little as 100 bucks. public transport is not great, but cabs are pretty cheap. no ride is more expensive than 5 bucks

doozy 10y ago
As I said, it's been a few years. But Santa Cruz is a dump, and not comparable in any way to Buenos Aires. Lima has both very good areas, where the cost of living is very high, and horrendous areas (most of the city, actually). The only places I know in Latin America with a cost of living as high as Bogota are Sao Paulo and Rio. So I'm astonished to hear Buenos Aires is in that range now, since the last time I was around there the cost of living was easily half of what you see in Brazil and Colombia.
- wprapido 10y ago
  santa cruz is lagging behind buenos aires, but it's much cheaper and much safer. inflation in argentina skyrocketed bogota i much cheaper than rio and sao paulo and rio and sao paulo are not as expensive as they used to be since brazil was hit hard by recession
  - doozy 10y ago
    No, I'm in Bogota right now, and I was living in Sao Paulo last year. If anything prices are higher in Bogota. Have prices in Argentina, converted to dollars actually increased? I was also in Santa Cruz earlier this year, it's not really comparable to any of the major cities in Latin America, of course it is cheaper, but you get what you pay for.
    - wprapido 10y ago
      well, there is no more black exchange rate for dollar in argentina and inflation is kind of getting out of control, so yeah dollar prices increased a lit. of course, SCZ is not comparable with BOG and BA or RJ/SP