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edawg217 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 19

I�m moving to BA in March and I�m going to live with a host family for the first month. I�ve a possible place in Caballito near Av La Plata and Guayaquil and want to know if it�s a good area.

ATTORNEY · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

I think Caballito is just OK. Its not bad for sure. But it is not Palermo, Recoleta or Barrio Norte.

Rent in Caballito is much cheaper than in Palermo, but if you live in Caballito and you go to Palermo everynight to hang out....you will probably take taxis every now and then....and the rent + transportation in Caballito may end up being the same to just the rent in Palermo. But again it all depends.

I personally think Caballito is fine. Caballito is in my top ten of neigbourhoods I would live in (order with priority): Palermo, Barrio Norte, Recoleta, Retiro, Puerto Madero, Belgrano, Nu�ez, Almagro, Caballito, Downtown...(there are aprox. 40 neighbourhoods in Capital Federal).

But I just dont know, its subjective since all foreigners love San Telmo and I dont, so perhaps some others can share their views.

The good thing about Cabaillito is that it is accesible by SUBTE.

Cheers,

ATTORNEY REDLEY! Razz

carlos-england · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject:

I lived in Cabalitto and I liked it a lot, it is probably one
of the biggest barrios in Buenos Aires so there is a lot
of diversity as in the kind of places you want to live in.
There are for me places there as nice as Palermo but then
I lived near the Bodeo border and though that was a bit more
rough and ready I'm from Haydock so I didn't mind it myself.

If you live around the subte Rio De Janiero, thats pretty nice.
Tree lined streets and the 'Cabalitto Shopping' centre is there
it gets busy on the weekends and at night. Everything is there.

I would live in Cabalitto anytime over Palermo. Thats just my
two bobs worth.

edawg217 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 19

Thanks for the responses! All I hear is people raving about Palermo, but it doesn�t really appeal to me because I don�t want to live in the ritziest part of BA. Right now I�m in Madrid in a majorly pijo (ritzy) area and I just don�t fit in. The people are really cold and everything is too expensive. I was thinking that the same would happen if I lived in Palermo.

Any more comments from people would help.

vivaBarca · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

ATTORNEY · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject:

exactly, I totally agree with vivabarca �s view.

The rich, posh, uptight and snobbish area is more Recoleta and close to Patio Bullrich mall.

I think Palermo is laid back, easy going and although it is in the top 5 of more expensive neigborhoods....its has a cool, young and good vibe. Specially PLAZA SERRANO, I like hanging out there...very chill....no dress code or anything....laid back

Cheers

edawg217 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 19

Thanks for going into more detail. People had told me Palermo was more for yuppies, but apparently not. Now I might consider living there bc I did see a lot of accomodation there. However, is it possible to do it on 500 us dollars a month?

vivaBarca · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject:

Stevie-G · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 58 Location: Rosario, Argentina

Well I live in Rosario (dirt cheap) and have not lived in BA, but I stayed near Plaza Serrano (spelling?) for a week. I liked Palermo in general but Plaza Serrano is far too touristy for me.

I went into a "English Pub", the girl I was with wanted to get a "English" pint. This place was full of ex-pats, speaking English. She is Argentine and we spoke Spanish. We had our drinks, paid and left. I went back a couple days later and had a beer. I got my bill and the price was higher then the previous time. The bartender stated that Argentines pay one price and every one else another. The whole plaza seems to be like this. I will stick with places that locals go to.....

edawg217 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 19

one correction - I meant 500 dollars a month to live on for everything (rent, food, transport, entertainment), not just rent.

sheena maclean · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:01 am Post subject:

I think you would just about get by with US$500 a month. I guess it depends on where and how often you want to go out. Most people don't pay less than US200 a month for rent. Most other things are cheap especially internet and public transport. Food can be cheap if you do your own shopping in the supermarket but if you eat out everyday that will eat into your teachers budget. If you are lucky and get constant work all the time you should be able to cover your costs if you are not swanking it up at 'Opera Bay' every weekend and you find a cheap apartment. But for what it's worth most people I know who are teachers here can't survive on a teachers wages alone .

ElNota · Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Buenos Aires

vivaBarca · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:

Truth be told I haven�t been in Barcelona for over a year and a half...so I�m not 100 % certain...but as I recall Gracia is the area of the city in between L�Eixample and Tibidabo (the mountain, upon which the most expensive houses are built as well)...I remember Gracia, on the whole, being very trendy and filled with boutiques, shops, restaurants, and nice bars. For example, the area around El Putxet. I agree with you the area around the Plaza del Sol isn�t spectacular, but I�m not 100 % sure if it�s considered Gracia...at any rate, I think it�s a pretty high-end area in general. Perhaps someone more recently on the up-and-up of Barcelona could put the controversy to rest?

ATTORNEY · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject:

Different prices for foreigners and residents at Plaza Serrano?. No, I really doubt this, I have been there tons of times with lots of foreigner friends, we have always paid the same, in fact.....you have menus where prices are stated so I have never heard about someone paying more for being a tourist.

The area is crowded and touristy, so its better just to go there for fun but not to live there....Palermo is huge, there are a lot of calm and tranquile areas.