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anonio · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 8

I read in an earlier post that prices have recently gone up, quickly, in Buenos Aires but I couldn't find any specifics on actual prices. Does anyone know if a room or apartment (shared facilities okay) in an interesting neighborhood (young people, near good public transportation and nightlife) for around US $100 - 200 is feasible? Thank you!

sqwerl · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Buenos Aires

room you MIGHT be able to do for 200 if it is shared.
I think $100 is almost nonexistant, and I doubt $200 is going to get you something all that nice.

anonio · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 8

Thanks for the reply sqwerl.

By "not all that nice," do you mean the apartment's size/looks or the location? Not to sound like a tool, but aren't there any cool, inexpensive student neighborhoods in BA?

I guess my main priorites are safety and location: I don't want my stuff to get stolen and I'd like to live near other students. I don't really care about the size of my building or what it looks like. I lived in a dilapidated apartment in eastern Germany that probably would have been condemned in the US and among other things, relied on coal ovens for heating and only allowed 2 minute showers, but the location more than made up for it.

sqwerl · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Buenos Aires

all that nice is an old building, not a good neighborhood, etc.
I'm renting a room in a family house right now for $190. It is cheaper the more people that live there.

if you are renting for two years, maybe you could get something for that price and it would be reasonable.

anonio · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 8

how'd you find your room?

REDLEY

Hi Anonio....if you rent a room in the neighborhoods above, expect to pay btw u$s 200 / u$s 300 a month aprox.

There are neighborhoods that are less expensive...Flores, Floresta, Boedo, San Cristobal...etc, that are ugly from my subjective point of view (sorry, no offense if anyone lives there) and more dangerous.

suerte.

sqwerl · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Buenos Aires

found it on verbum.biz . They put you in contact with people who offer a room in their house to live. It's a host family, basically.

anonio · Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 8

You don't have to study through them to get a room? That's awesome, I'll look into it.

Thanks for your answers.

JonnytheMann · Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 337 Location: USA

A friend of mine was telling me about some "pension" in Capital Federal where a friend of his lives, and he pays $20 pesos/day .. that's $600 pesos/month ... so about $200 American. You get your own room and it includes all expenses. I think the bathrooms are shared.

Sounds decent to me.

I'll let you know more when I arrive. I'm flying in next week .. thank God. I am so tired of staying at my parents. I've been here the last month while I've been getting things in order. They're driving me crazy ...

Gauchito · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Buenos Aires

anonio.
I don't know if you're familiar with the city, so, here's a link to a neighborhood map of Bueno Aires http://mapa.buenosaires.gov.ar/sig/index.phtml

It's in spanish but you can zoom in and out.

As in any other part of the world best areas are the most expensive.
Here's a list of Ok neihborhoods, of courese this is totally subjective but most people will agree with mee.

Palermo
Barrio Norte
Recoleta
Belgrano
Nu�ez
Villa Urquiza
Villa Devoto
Villa del Parque
Puerto Madero
Saavedra
Villa Pueyrredon

All of these you'll be able to locate them in the map.
You will also find more neighborhoods in the same map.

Depending on the area and type of aprtment with USD 200 you'll get a lot or a little.
Eg. I am paying USD 260 for a 3 bedrooma apt. in Villa Devoto area, great neighborhood full of parks and houses with gardens. Now if you move downtown for that same money you'll get a studio apt.
So as you can see it all depends on what you want.

Cheers

Gauchito

sheena maclean · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:25 pm Post subject:

I think from what I'veseen so far (�'vebeen here for2 months) it's easy to geta shared flat in a nice neighbourhood,i e.Palermo,San Telmo, Recoleta Abasto etc for around AR$500-$600 sharing that is. I've already seen a few. Unfornately thats still too expensive for me!!! Anyone know of any roomsat the AR$300-400 mark?
Thanks
Sheena

Veritas_Aequitas · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 88 Location: Jalisco, Mexico

If anyone doesnt mind sharing a place with two Argentines, I had a place in Palermo for 350 arg pesos a month. pm me for more info if you like.

carlos-england · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject:

I'm not being funny, but you have to love these
'have you got anything in Palermo for 200 bucks
a week?' yeah right! the best part of the city and
you want to save a bit of cash but get around as
well... call me simplistic (I don't mind... I've been
called worse!) I think Palermo is the last place I would
live if I was on any kind of budget. Or Puerto Madero,
Recoleta etc..

At the end of the day if you are paying an extra couple of pesos
for your medialunas to paying more using the subte to getting
to far away workplaces by using more than one line, It is all
going to add up. I don't know about anyone else but the places
I would live are Cabalitto (central, pretty good property prices,
good public transport access, good shopping, access to sporting
facilities and it isn't Boca though some parts are a bit rough and ready) and Castro Barros (nice, near the boxing, central) I thought personally Bodeo is allright. The only trouble I got there is off some mad cop off calle santander.

Seriously, if you are on a budget, forget about Recoleta and Palermo
but then who listens to their uncle Carlos anyway!

JonnytheMann · Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 337 Location: USA

sheena maclean · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:00 am Post subject:

What are you talking about Carlos of course you can geta placein Palermo for US$200a WEEK(or wereyou talking about pesos)that would be nearly $900 dollars a month I don't even know anyone whos paying AR$900 a month. I think you must be hanging out with the rich kids my friend. the most I've heard anyone payid is US$400 per month fora 1 bedroom placebetween 2 people.
Sheena