jb5 said:Here's what my 21 year old, who has recently lived among expats your age, says she would need monthly to live the comfortable but far from privileged life in BA that her friends here live:
Rent (share safe, clean but not luxe furnished apt)$700
Food and grocery store items............................$300
Restaurants (4X/wk, 2 cheap, 2 average)............$200
Snacks/coffee.................................................$100
Going out modestly for age group.......................$200
Transportation, cell, incidentals..........................$200
Short trips with friends every other mo. (saving)...$100
Total...............................................................$1800 or $7200 pesos
Note this is without clothes, household needs, taxis or any real travel while in LAM. $9-10K would begin to get much more comfortable.
While $5K pesos is a good salary for a young Argentine, keep in mind many don't pay rent and eat with their parents often, and many work in negro.
700 US for a shared apart? Seems pricy. Otherwise, pretty on the ball.