Unexpected High Costs in Argentina π¦π·: Traveler’s Budget Guide
I’m being overcharged in Argentina π’ Am I doing something wrong? What do you think? So far, except for the Sube card for bus rides, which usually costs less than 5 RMB, everything else feels like it’s going to bankrupt me π’.
Let’s briefly summarize π
ποΈ A decent Airbnb costs 400-500 RMB per night: I can accept this, given that it’s during the holiday season. Plus, we need a place to cook and do laundry, and we care about the interior decoration.
π Had Chinese food a few times: Hot pot for two people π² costs around 600 RMB, ordering dishes 300+, spicy hot pot 200+, and barbecue close to 300 RMB~ To put it into perspective, when leaving Beijing, a group-buy deal for a hot pot meal for two was often just over 100 RMB, and a Chaozhou-Shantou beef hot pot was 80+ with such fresh beef π².
π Local dumplings π₯ (Empanadas) can cost tens of RMB in a restaurant, but on the street, they can be bought for just a few RMB. Generally, eating three or four will fill you up, so this might still be a good option.
π KFC and McDonald’s prices are acceptable, with 70-100 RMB per person to get full π€€.
The fried chicken at KFC here is not as good as in China, but it’s still quite tasty compared to the rest of the world π.
π Tango show: Bar Sur performance only 500 RMB per person (USD75), Tango Porteno upstairs in a not-so-great seat 200 RMB per person (USD30) ππ
π« The most incomprehensible thing is that there’s an entrance fee to visit the cemetery!
To see Evita PerΓ³n, it cost 100+ RMB per person. To be precise, it was 17,620 ARS, roughly dividing by 1000 gives you USD, then multiplying by 7 gives you RMB. Currently, when exchanging money, we generally get 1200 Argentine pesos for 1 USD, exchanged at Western Union Pago FΓ‘cil – Agente or at Chinese supermarkets and restaurants.
