Cleaning person

[Ceviche]

I stay in NY and regularly hire cleaning persons and maids.

the going rate varies.

For a person via a agency, it can cost usd 20 $ per hour.

For a trained person picked up on craigslist , it can cost us $ 11 ~ us $ 14 per hour

For a untrained person, usually a fresh student in NYC , it can cost 8 $ per hour.

Many of the trained persons, have lot of attitude and abuse you if you offer them a low salary. Its ironic because food chains like Mcdonald's etc pay them 5.5 us$ an hour!

Once I hired a stripper ( who used to do cleaning, naked in NYC apartments) to clean my house with clothes on at 14 $ per hour!

My information is updated to present day. Presently, I am paying 12 us$ an hour. She needs minimum 3 hours every time she comes.

In BA, my land lords usually arrange me cleaning lady and I never negotiated rates directly with them. In 2007, I used to pay 8 pesos an hour and in Dec 2011, I have paid 18 pesos an hour.

 

[nikad]

OP doesnt want a part time maid. S/he wants a one time 2 hour shot. That can not be priced the same as the normal hourly rate for a maid that comes 2 or 3 x a week on a continuing basis. My point was that you can't expect to get a maid cheaply for that one time, 2 hour job.
Would you shlep across town in public transportation to make 40 pesos for a 2 hour job?
p.s. I paid US$100 for a 3/4 hour job once every 2 weeks in NYC last just a couple of months ago. I was just extrapolating. Okay ...maybe 60 pesos/hr.

Things do not work the same way they do in NYC in BA. And usually you can get a maid at the regular 25 peso rate even if it is for an occasional cleaning for a couple hours.

 

[Davidglen77]

We don't have a permanent housecleaner however what we do is hire a cleaning service company to come in once a month to do a heavy cleaning and each week we do our own light housekeeping, laundry. The cleaning service sends 2 people and they are done in 3 hours, wax floors, scrub bath and kitchen and clean light fixtures. Cost $200 pesos. I would be embarassed to pay someone less than $20 to $25 pesos an hour. I mean we all complain about how much things cost so let's not forget that everyone INCLUDING housecleaners have to deal with today's prices of food, clothing, etc. When I used to have a housekeeper come each week I paid her hourly with a minimum of 4 hours and left ingredients for a sandwich, drink, and paid her bus/train fare as well. Also keep in mind that these people are in your HOME and it's to your best interest to treat them well, I am not saying you have to be friends with them but be decent.

 

[allcraz]

I'm trying to figure out why it matters what scarface paid in NYC.

 

[citygirl]

I'm trying to figure out who the hell would pay a cleaner 120 pesos an hour

 

[jez]

I'm trying to figure out who the hell would pay a cleaner 120 pesos an hour

20 pesos to the cleaner and 100 pesos in the pocket