Tuesday, January 16, 2007

What Things Cost in BA

We've been keeping tabs on what things cost, mostly because it continues to amaze us.

Here's a sampling....

Bottle of wine: $1.50 USD and up
Movie ticket: $4.00 USD ($2.50 Mon-Tues-Weds)
Men's haircut: $2.00 USD and up
Liter of milk: $0.75 USD
One pastry: $0.13 USD and up
Individual yogurt: $0.40 USD
Wedge of gruyere cheese: $1.67 USD
Cab ride (~15 minutes): $3.00 USD
Baguette of fresh bread: $0.33 USD
Dozen large empanadas: $5.00 USD
New release DVD rental: $1.83 USD
Large pizza and a soda: $3.33 USD
Subway ride (one way): $0.23 USD
3-course upscale lunch special: $5.00 USD
Cafe breakfast (coffee/pastries): $2.00 USD
Women's manicure and pedicure: $13.00 USD
1-bedroom apartment (to buy): $50,000 USD and up

As you can see, Argentina is "muy burrata" (very cheap) for Americans because of the extremely favorable exchange rate (1 dollar equals 3 pesos). It's even more of a steal for Europeans, as 1 euro equals 4 pesos.

2 Comments:

At January 21, 2007 at 8:22 PM , Blogger CAmom said...

Really enjoy viewing the photos and info on your blog. I had tried at school but it was blocked. Did you have to buy the snazzy black and white plates?

 
At January 25, 2007 at 8:05 PM , Blogger Amy said...

Actually, the plates came with the apartment! I really like them too, as well as the lime green placemats. The only problem is that there are only four table settings so we have to wash dishes frequently!

 

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