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[steveinbsas]

If you save 10% of your 5000 peso income you only need to save a year to pay for your flight home and another year to pay for your stay

Good luck!!!!

And that is if you never have something happening to you in those 2 years, like getting robbed, your washer breaking down, you breaking a leg, etc,etc

Unless the OP shares an apartment that already has a washing machine, he may not be able to find an apartment within his budget that does.

As a recent university student (my congratulations to the new graduate),he probably is used to doing his own laundry. I hope he realizes that there aren't any self serve laundromats in BA. He can drop off and pick up, but on an annual basis it's going cost a lot more than being able to do it himself.

The issue of health insuarance has already been addressed. It will be provided by the employer.

Once here, the possibility of getting robbed remains a factor beyond his control.

 

[Barney]

So your basically saying it's easy to save a serious figure with a 5000 peso income?

 

[steveinbsas]

So your basically saying it's easy to save a serious figure with a 5000 peso income?

If you're asking me, the answer is absolutely not. With a monthly take home pay of $4200-$4500 pesos the OP will have to rent a very small apartment if he wants to live alone. Even then, making ends meet might be a challenge.

 

[Barney]

I was refering to the statement you can easily save with a 5000 peso income, that's just bogus, maybe you can but you must seriously change your lifestyle.

About the OP I would commit to 6-9 months, rent a room(if that's your thing), bring some savings and wait if your conditions improve after 6 to 9 months. That way you can enjoy BA and 9 months should be enough to learn Spanish if you have some level of Spanish

 

[PhilipDT]

Rent a room = 1200 (in my house where I sublet the rooms that gets you a TV, Double height ceilings, air conditioning, a skylight, in a massive house w/ all costs included & a maid who works 14 hrs/wk)
Breakfast = 300 max (I mean come on, eggs are 50c, and two fried eggs and toast makes a great breakfast. Cereal only works out to about $2/day)
Lunch = 750 (thats assuming you don't pack lunches in which case it could be much much cheaper)
Dinner =1140 (30 p/day x 5 days a week cooking at home, eating out 2x/week @ 60p)
Transport = 47 (1 buss + 1 train daily/5 days a week)



3437 leaving you with 1000-1600 pesos a month for booze, taxis, entertainment, etc. Also those food numbers could theoretically be much lower if you were really penny pinching.

Now granted, no saving whatsoever but definitely doable.

 

[philamote]

Interesting thread. My two cents:

How to live cheaply in Buenos Aires and (just maybe faintly possibly) save a little money on the side

--find a room in a house/apt without insane roommates (factor in personal noise/privacy preferences etc.)
--don't take taxis; buses will take you everywhere
--dine out no more than 2-3 times a month
--learn to love panchos, empanadas, neighborhood pizza, etc.
--attend house parties and asados instead of frequenting clubs and parrillas every week
--go to clubs that don't have entradas; socialize instead of drinking
--hand-wash your own laundry
--buy meat at carnicerias instead of supermarkets
--buy milk in bags instead of cartons
--bring your best clothes/electronics from home and don't buy anymore when you get here
--never use your cell phone to call someone, send only texts; top off your credit only on promotional days (i.e. duplicaciones)
--don't get mugged or gravely ill during your stay
--stay single and don't throw your money at the wrong women

Come to think of it, living frugally is probably a good way NOT to end up with a woman in the first place.

(And if you're not a guy just out of college, any or all of the above may not apply. To each his/her own.)

 

[Barney]

Rent a room = 1200 (in my house where I sublet the rooms that gets you a TV, Double height ceilings, air conditioning, a skylight, in a massive house w/ all costs included & a maid who works 14 hrs/wk)
Breakfast = 300 max (I mean come on, eggs are 50c, and two fried eggs and toast makes a great breakfast. Cereal only works out to about $2/day)
Lunch = 750 (thats assuming you don't pack lunches in which case it could be much much cheaper)
Dinner =1140 (30 p/day x 5 days a week cooking at home, eating out 2x/week @ 60p)
Transport = 47 (1 buss + 1 train daily/5 days a week)



3437 leaving you with 1000-1600 pesos a month for booze, taxis, entertainment, etc. Also those food numbers could theoretically be much lower if you were really penny pinching.

Now granted, no saving whatsoever but definitely doable.

He was saying you could also save but you will also need clothes, cellphone, gifts for friends, healthcare, calls back home, etc,etc

 

[Barney]

Interesting thread. My two cents:

How to live cheaply in Buenos Aires and (just maybe faintly possibly) save a little money on the side

--find a room in a house/apt without insane roommates (factor in personal noise/privacy preferences etc.)
--don't take taxis; buses will take you everywhere
--dine out no more than 2-3 times a month
--learn to love panchos, empanadas, neighborhood pizza, etc.
--attend house parties and asados instead of frequenting clubs and parrillas every week
--go to clubs that don't have entradas; socialize instead of drinking
--hand-wash your own laundry
--buy meat at carnicerias instead of supermarkets
--buy milk in bags instead of cartons
--bring your best clothes/electronics from home and don't buy anymore when you get here
--never use your cell phone to call someone, send only texts; top off your credit only on promotional days (i.e. duplicaciones)
--don't get mugged or gravely ill during your stay
--stay single and don't throw your money at the wrong women

Come to think of it, living frugally is probably a good way NOT to end up with a woman in the first place.

(And if you're not a guy just out of college, any or all of the above may not apply. To each his/her own.)

I am guessing that if you only go to (expats) home parties you will probally NEVER end up with someone from a different sex.

Either way you will also need to buy some stuff for the party what would easily cost 30 peso(2 bottles of beer, a coke and some Lays) eventhough many come with only one bottle of beer and then end up drinking like hell.

An asado with some drinks and meet can easily cost you like 50 peso a person as well

 

[starlucia]

--dine out no more than 2-3 times a month
--learn to love panchos, empanadas, neighborhood pizza, etc.
--attend house parties and asados instead of frequenting clubs and parrillas every week
--go to clubs that don't have entradas; socialize instead of drinking
--hand-wash your own laundry

This is the saddest list I have ever seen I mean, it's all good advice, but I do think that any 22-year-old should be able to splurge a little (otherwise what's the point of living in a big city?) For example, dining out... hell, I hate most restaurants in this town, and even I have to go out a couple of times a week. You just have to find places that are actually worth it (don't worry, there aren't many), and save it for nights that you REALLY want to dress up and be served, rather than sit in your tiny apt. eating polenta. And instead of poisoning yourself on a steady diet of panchos and empanadas, just cook, invite people over for dinner. Learn to make Indian food, your friends will love you for it

Hand-washing laundry... now that's hardcore. A big bag of clothes, washed, dried, and folded at the place next door is 20 pesos (and a free bag with every 10 bought.) I cannot imagine a better use of 20 pesos than one that will save me from scrubbing down every pair of jeans I own, hosing them off, hanging them up, and then waiting a day for them to dry. A Starbucks latte may be a waste of 20 pesos, but laundry service? Totally worth it

 

[Barney]

I am wondering, what does a good cooked meal(Indian for example) for 4 persons cost you in both time and cash?