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Are the buses in Buenos Aires cheap for those who live there? I remember it was around 1.70 pesos (about $0.40 at the official exchange rate) which, to me, is r
by markbao 13y ago
Are the buses in Buenos Aires cheap for those who live there? I remember it was around 1.70 pesos (about $0.40 at the official exchange rate) which, to me, is ridiculously cheap, but I wasn't sure if it was seen as cheap by the locals due to disparity of income.
On another note, I loved the buses in Buenos Aires. They were cheap and went everywhere, though I could never figure out the Guia T. The 39 was my regular line and I took that thing everywhere.
- conanbatt 13y agoIt is still 1.70 pesos. Just getting on a cab is 10 pesos, parking is between 15-20 pesos the hour. Buses have their ups and downs here. They are too irregular and unpredictable (you can wait up to 1h for a bus that exists its station every 15 mins). There are many ill maintained ones. 1.70 is ridicolously low in relative terms to other expenditures. A liter of gas is almost 10 pesos. Compared to the base salary with is around 2k, is still a very low part of the wage. Long time ago, differential buses were common. They cost 3x, but you would always travel seated, with AC and mostly on time. Bottom line is that for mobility, people LOVE the subway, although it has its issues as well.