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03-08-23 01:09 #1927
Posts: 56Originally Posted by WildWalleye [View Original Post]
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03-05-23 12:59 #1926
Posts: 1885Things must be in the shitter...
Argentina is saber-rattling over the Malvinas, again. This must mean that things on the domestic front are getting really bad. Any of you local's have opinions of the current state of affairs?
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09-04-18 14:12 #1925
Posts: 1885Originally Posted by MataHari [View Original Post]
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09-04-18 12:47 #1924
Posts: 106Confirmation
Can you guys confirm that price listing?
https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/buenos-aires
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09-04-18 10:41 #1923
Posts: 162The price of pussy is not directly attached to the exchange rate, as the pussy is not used up like for example gasoline you can keep selling the same pussy over and over so the cost of pussy is imaginary and based entirely on the woman's immediate perceived needs for money or luxury items. The locals also have some limits of what they can pay for pussy, so it is not surprising that the cost pf pussy remains at a certain peso rate despite decrease in the value of the peso. Of course high end girls charging USD prices are just pulling a number out of a hat also. Just counter a USD price with a peso price reflecting an exchange rate of a year ago these chicas are often not math wizards they may go with a much lower peso price. Of course some will pull out their phone and do a calculation. But ultimately the price of pussy is largely imaginary so it won't always tack real prices.
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09-04-18 10:36 #1922
Posts: 1885Originally Posted by Gandolf50 [View Original Post]
Bs As prices converted to USD:
Coffee: $1.82.
Yuppie coffee: $8.71 (yikes! Glad I am not a yuppie).
Reg coffee with ham/cheese/toast: $3.51.
For comparison, down the road, in the US (at Dunkin Donuts (their coffee sucks)):
Coffee: $1.89.
Yuppie coffee: $4.19.
Reg coffee with ham/cheese/toast: $5.89.
1 hour with a 6/7: $250.
I am guessing that Starbucks is only popular with foreigners and the wealthy.
The Argie Peso is starting to remind me of the Italian Lira, circa early 1980s. The key tipping point is when things get really cheap.
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09-04-18 10:35 #1921
Posts: 162I had a café con leche with two medialunas for $40 pesos yesterday at Once Station, the exchange rate was 37 pesos to the dollar or something like that so I guess that equates to $0.50 for a cup of coffee if you attribute half the cost to the medialunas. I see similar deals for two medialunas and a café con leche $70 everywhere which I guess equates to $1 for a cup of coffee. I did not check at Starbucks, Starbucks is selling a brand not just a coffee, probably prices will be much higher at tourist spots.
Originally Posted by Gandolf50 [View Original Post]
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09-04-18 10:11 #1920
Posts: 911Prices at Bonifides
Large normal coffee 70$.
Yuppie coffees as high a 335$.
Regular coffee with a ham and cheese on toast 145$.
Prices as of today, hope this helps.
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09-02-18 08:00 #1919
Posts: 67Originally Posted by WildWalleye [View Original Post]
Of the three Independent girls I have seen recently, two have kept their price the same as 8 months ago and one increased her rates by about 15%, three months ago (she is high end). I did not question it, but would suspect it is due to the peso drop. And this was before the additional drop last week. I have also seen a few changes in restaurant prices, but to be honest, I don't pay that much attention to what each item costs.
Not sure if that helps you or not. Cheers!
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08-30-18 23:07 #1918
Posts: 1885Originally Posted by Macgoo [View Original Post]
Cheers.
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08-30-18 19:05 #1917
Posts: 58Food prices, poontang not included
Hey, W Squared .
I see that youre trying to get a handle on BsAs real-world inflation too.
What I do is get on the Coto Grocers website and look at the price of food staples (frequently updated). I then compare those prices to what I was paying during Dec of 17 (peso/us$ @ 19). For me, the price of domestic cheese, orange juice, milk, Coke/Pepsi is a good indication. I buy a lot of this during extended stays. Notwithstanding sales prices, I find that these items are pretty much the same as they were in Dec.
If you dont already have a price reference point, you can always start one. E.g. On day one note the Coto grocery item price, and compare it that price on, say, day 45.
Hope it helps!
Originally Posted by WildWalleye [View Original Post]
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08-30-18 14:58 #1916
Posts: 1885Originally Posted by WildWalleye [View Original Post]
What is happening to prices? What are you guys paying for a cup of coffee, empenadsas and poontang?
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07-23-18 00:12 #1915
Posts: 1885Originally Posted by Jhskiier [View Original Post]
As for natural resources, Brazil owns most of Argentina's.
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07-10-18 05:11 #1914
Posts: 1043Originally Posted by Jhskiier [View Original Post]
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07-08-18 17:46 #1913
Posts: 1885Originally Posted by Jhskiier [View Original Post]
I bought and sold a company in Argentina in the late '00s. My local lawyers and accountants were excellent. We made a ton of money. I have looked at acquiring several businesses in Argentina, since Macri was elected, but I have a very strict discipline when evaluating ops. I think that this currency blow up is part of what I have been waiting for.