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Of all the affordable places in the world, I singled out BsAs because it was billed as very European and also because I was familiar with the language. But now that I'm being told that it's European-ness is mostly limited to the architecture, and that it's affordability isn't really what it once...

I was already aware that Argentina had decoupled from the dollar, and that the resulting fall of the peso was why things had suddenly become much cheaper for tourists. And recently I read a few articles that went over the specifics. But from what I'm reading now, prices in Buenos Aires don't...

Ok, I provided the wrong Craigslist link, here's the right one: http://buenosaires.en.craigslist.org/roo/ Should I assume anything monthly in the mid-to-low hundreds is in dollars and anything around $1000 or more is in pesos? And this MSN article is one of the places where I got the food...

Ok, maybe I'm reading things wrong about prices. Here's a list of folks renting out rooms in their houses on Craigslist: http://buenosaires.en.craigslist.org/hsw/ If it doesn't say US$, but just $, should I assume Argentine pesos, or US dollars? Because some specify US$ and some don't. It...

Ok, I can deal with filth, though aren't there better parts of town that are clean? The dangerous traffic and the robberies would be my biggest problems. When you say home invasions, are you talking cat burglars? Armed robbers? I was thinking of going on Craigslist and renting a room in...

Ok, lets forget the visa rentista. If I come here as a tourist, could I expect to be able to do the Migraciones/Colonia thing for up to 2 years? And not pay Argentine income taxes? Also, what should I beware of in regard to BA maybe not seeming so much like a European city?

Hi, I'm interested in visiting/moving to Buenos Aires. I'm a US citizen. I love that BA seems like a crazy cheap European city with a temperate climate, the photos I see on Flickr look beautiful, and I already speak enough Spanish to get by and I'm ready to learn more. I'd like to come as a...