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What is the cost of living in Buenos Aires?

Learn about our local currency, how much you need to live by month and compare different cities in the world with Buenos Aires.

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Is Buenos Aires expensive or cheap?

In Argentina, the currency is the peso (ARS). We recommend you check the exchange rate in relation to your local currency, before leaving your country and also during your stay. To make it easy, below you can compare the prices of some products and services of reference in our city with those of ten cities in the rest of the world: the price of a rent for a studio apartment in the city center, a ticket for public transportation, the taxi's initial fare, an economic lunch, a cappuccino and a movie ticket.

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