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Nikki, Wonderful! Thank you for the important information. I expect to celebrate my birthday this February in Argentina. How is your Van project progressing?! THRIVE IN '25! 🍾🥂💃🕺
Wow, so the price increase must be much more recent than I realized. I came back in October and they were shocking! I’m glad I could have helped you before! :)
Thank you so much for all the helpful info. I’m visiting solo for 3 weeks in February and I know this might seem strange cuz I’m just someone online you don’t know but you seem awesome and I would love to grab coffee or museum day with you if you are interested in meeting new friends. It would be so nice to spend time with someone kind and knowledgeable 😀
Hey, I'm visiting BA at the end of next month as well and here to find info for my trip. You're right she is so knowledgeable, personable and reliable. Definitely keeping these tips in my pocket for the trip!
Travelling to Argentina in the next few weeks and confused about the fluctuating currency situation so your timely video was (like your other travel advice) SUPER helpful. Thank you!!!
Thanks so much ! Your last vid on money helped me SO much last year when I traveled to Argentina. I was there for a month and your tips were a life saver . My husband’s family is from Buenos Aires and they’ve been telling me the exact same things about the money situation currently . We’re planning another trip this winter (our summer) so i’ll keep this in mind when we go (maybe the situation will remain the same , but who knows !) in any case, really, appreciate it, and thanks for all the effort you put into making your vids . They really are SO SO helpful ❤
Thank you so much for this update! My family has been considering a trip to Argentina in the upcoming months and your videos have been a lifesaver in explaining the ins and outs of the country
I'm currently in BA and it is expensive! Nice place to visit but the expensive flight and time it takes to get to here is not worth it. And the food is, sorry to say, mediocre. Come when it's cheaper or go to CDMX instead!
We went to Buenos Aires for a few days to start the new year and I can corroborate pretty much everything Nikki says. Also we were only there for 3 days so I exchanged money at my hotel. The rate was not quite as good, but it was safe and available. We're still in love with Buenos Aires and encourage everybody to visit. Cheers!
Good advice on bringing cash for exchange: only new USD$100 bills. No cuts, tears, writing on them. If they aren't pristine, you won't be able to exchange them.
Nice! One more tip - especially for US persons - you can also get peso's from a Coto supermarket if you bring USD. eg. You can buy a bottle of water from Coto and give them a $50 note. They will give you change in peso's. You may need your passport. This is handy if you get an Uber/teinda remis from the airport then need cash!
I am watching this now on my smart tv. ! I found out about a shop at the old farmers market on the 3rd / Fairfax,Lis Angeles yesterday that turned out be an Argentina 🇦🇷 food shop !! I finally tried their empanadas in vegan version !! 1 was samosa ,the other with beyond meat !! They were delicious ( beyond meat one was a bit saltier than my likings ) I really ,really hope I could visit Argentina in the very near future with mom ( she gets hyponatremia often ) on ships mostlikely. Mom loved those yesterday ,too ! I hope the Argentina money situations ( the US Dollar advantage) will be very good to us in the future ! 💜🥁🐲🎤🎶🇦🇷💕💞
food in argentina is currently more expensive than in london or madrid. also renting a hotel or house and services. the cost of living in general were up to 3x in 2024.
I was just there a couple weeks ago. There's no point in converting cash for tips. Every server we asked was ecstatic to get US$ instead of ARG pesos.Also, if you use your credit card as a foreigner, you don't have to pay the VAT which is 21% in Argentina. (Note: We visited the week of Dec 9th when the blue dollar and official rate was just about at parity. So we paid w/ our Visa CC instead of risking carrying large amounts of cash. Now the blue dollar rate and the official rate have diverged again! Crazy)
That's super interesting. I've never paid with USD here and from what I have seen in the past, they didn't want that. But I guess with all the changes they like it now. Good to know!
@@NickiPostsTravelStuffI was Argentina in 2018 and they wanted U.S. cash even then. They preferred it as then they were immediately exchanging their paychecks and pension payments to dollars.
Wrong, if you use your credit card your money will be converted to the official rate (about 1,000 pesos per US dollar instead the 1,250 for the blue exchange, plus, you will pay ATM fees and currency conversion rates if you use ATM's, and on top of that you will pay more as if you pay with credit card or debit prices are higher), if you bring dollars and you change them to the BLUE rate you get more money and paying with cash will be cheaper everywhere.
Great video, I believe the cheapest country in South America is Brazil currently. Argentina has become even less attractive for Chile, Brazilian, and Uruguayan to shop across. Cheers
Thanks for the update on the cash situation. Regarding ATMs, I'm not sure about BA (heading there in 2 weeks), but here in Mendoza, some Carrefours have no-fee ATMs, and they let you withdraw 60K pesos over and over again. And if you have a Charles Schwab checking account debit card, they refund ATM fees anyway.
@@traveler9560 Yes, and in these ATMs you can withdraw 60K ($58) over and over and over in a single transaction. 60K, 120K, 180K, 240K, etc. with no ATM fees.
Hi Nicki, thanks for the insights. I am planing to visit from asia. Can I ask do you think it is still worth to book aerolineas argentinas flights? I read online that it's very unstable due to government conflicts. Appricaite your help!
Western Union is costly. Use a U.S. bank card that refunds any fees at ATMs. Schwab and a couple others do this. Getting pesos at the blue dollar rate is easy, ask a friend or at your hotel.
We're coming at the beginning of a month. If I send money before we leave home to WU if we have difficulty getting pesos can the USD we sent via WU be reversed back to us? We'll be is BA for 2 weeks but I'd hate to have to check several times only to be turned away.
I'm actually not totally sure about this. I would normally guess that no you can't withdraw it back, but since I've never done it I'm not 100% sure. I would ask at your local WU just in case.
@NickiPostsTravelStuff one more thing, if you don't mind 😅 at the airport, can people go straight to the terminal for whomever they're waiting for? Or is it similar to the states, where they can't go through without a ticket? Trying to figure out I'm going to have time to change when I get off the plane before the bf sees me 😅
My experience with paying by card at supermarkets has not been so simple. They always ask me for identification, i.e. passport, to verify that my name matches the one on the card and to punch in my passport number in their machine. I decided when I got here that I would keep my passport, cards, and phone in my apartment, except for cash runs or the like, just for safety since I'm so far from home. If it were possible to get by with card only and no cash then I would maybe start transitioning to that way of payment, but there is no way I'm going to be walking around with my passport everywhere, so I'm still going to stick to cash and my Sube-card.
Have you tried showing them another ID, like a drivers license? They really just want the number since they ask locals for their DNI. Maybe you could try just showing a picture of your ID. I’ve actually only been a couple times to show my ID. Usually they just ask for the number.
@@NickiPostsTravelStuff I did try once to show a photocopy of all my important documents, including my passport, driver's license, and European health insurance card. I didn't anticipate that this would be necessary, but I carry that piece of paper with me everywhere. After a lot of arguing and back and forth, they finally agreed and let me off with a warning, "just this once". As far as I could tell, they were only interested in my passport number, but this may be because I am Norwegian, which might be a nationality they don't encounter too often.
If you're a US citizen you can also get a "passport card." I keep my regular passport at my condos and bring my passport card everywhere. It's only valid for travel in Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Bermuda, but it's a functional ID that matches the info on your passport.
Exactly. You can't exchange it back for USD. I haven't tried sending it back via Western Union though. I'm planning to spend all of my cash before I leave.
You probably can’t get $100 notes anywhere in Argentina. You have to import them yourself. When I go for work, I have to stop at my US bank to pick up new notes prior to my trip.
@ good to know; but for digital nomad lifestyle, it's very common continuously travelling for many months outside of US, do you mean to carry a large amount of $100 notes at the beginning? it might be easy got lost or stolen. What would be a better way for a long term nomad among many South America countries? During the many months' trip, where can withdraw some US dollars? or withdraw each country's local currency instead, means a loss by the Argentina exchange rate?
@ sorry have never been to a Western Union in the States or out of States, wonder how does it work? and how much cost would be? how many countries places are Western Union available ? does it work like an ATM you pay with a US Debit card to withdraw some US $100 new Blue Dollar bills?
Thanks for the update and for the helpful recommendations; I have been planning for this trip since a year ago but since the prices went up that much I will think of other alternatives visitar like Colombia and Peru. Thank you so much
Hi Nicki, hope youre doing fine! When I was there, a steak was 10 bucks and a glass of wine 1,20 - So I guess those times are over now. How do the locals do it?! They're not gonna earn 2-4 times more Also: i can understand that stuff went up that uses lots of electricity and the public transportation, as Milei cut the subsidies. But why should a steak be more expensive? Or a taxi ride? Did gasoline go up too ?! Were the grains for the cows subsidized? This is all very confusing, wante dto come in a couple of months again!
Of course I didn't leave the country BECAUSE someone stole my phone. I left several months after that. It was just one of the things that happened while I was there. But I suppose everyone reads into everything in whatever way they want. People really hated me after I left Argentina but that says more about them than me. I'm just out here living my life and strangers on the internet are inventing reasons to think I'm dumb.
Not sure if it was just me, but some supermarkets wanted to see ID when paying by card (they accepted the photocopy of my passport). And yeah, Argentina definitely seemed expensive to me, getting progressively more and more expensive over the eight months I was there. The Airbnbs are still quite economical, but going out to eat and drink is probably more expensive than, say, Spain at the moment. In Salta (the capital of one of the poorest provinces in the country), a restaurant around the main square charged me 7,800 pesos for a can of locally mass-produced beer (Salta Negra - I still have the photo of the receipt), which is obviously madness. If you're planning on living there, clothing, shoes and many household goods and appliances tend to be substantially more expensive in Argentina than they are in the West. Apart from wine and maybe meat, supermarket prices are also no lower than they are in London, and for some items, they're significantly higher (8,000 pesos for half a kilo of basmati rice; 5,000 for a loaf of "artisanal" factory-made bread from Bimbo). In a country where $1k a month is considered a very respectable middle class salary, I have no idea what people are doing to make ends meet.
Totally agree with everything you said! Shocking the prices now. I have no clue how locals do it. I also experienced them asking for my ID every once in a while. I think it's because they need your "DNI," and if you aren't a resident, they just use whatever number is on your ID.
@@NickiPostsTravelStuff haha yeah that's the one. I've thanked you before but thanks again - your vids were very helpful when choosing where to stay ;)
Me too! At supermarkets, I'm always prompted to show identification, and only once got away with showing a photocopy of my passport after much back and forth and a warning.
I went to pick up about $450 dolars from Western Union, and they gave it all to me in 500 peso bills. I did not have my back pack. I had to carry it all in my pockets and hat.
Your money will definitely go further in SE Asia at the moment, unfortunately. Argentina has a lot of great things to offer but it has become so expensive here.
Todo bien con tus comentarios pero yo soy argentino y decendiente de italianos de primera generación así que a los que te siguen sin que se asusten lo de los billetes era con el gobierno anterior peronista que por suerte los sacamos en el 23, la situación de Argentina es mucho mejor que en el 23 con respecto a la seguridad, los que hacían marchas que ya no están más y respecto a la estabilidad económica es mucho mejor que en esos tiempos ya que la inflación en 1 año de gobierno del gran presidente Milei bajo al 2% mensual y en baja, por lo que los billetes que van quedando por que los esta retirando del mercado son de $200, $500, $1000, $10.000 y $20.000 y los primeros van a ser escasos en los próximos meses por las medidas económicas que esta aplicando para terminar con la inflación que queda, por lo que no es un problema para manejarse y sino podes pagar en tu moneda del país que vengas ya sea dolares o euros porque ahora te los aceptan, y no hagan caso tanto a que somos un país inseguro porque somos el país más seguro de América en una tabla de posiciones tanto que acá no hay asesinatos como ocurre en EEUU por locos que disparan a mansalva a la gente y la inseguridad es como en cualquiera otra ciudad pero menos. Vengan y visiten nuestro país que es hermoso en su diversidad y también en su cultura y trato. Saludos.
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Nikki,
Wonderful!
Thank you for the important information.
I expect to celebrate my birthday this February in Argentina.
How is your Van project progressing?!
THRIVE IN '25! 🍾🥂💃🕺
Great update! What a bummer that prices have gone up so much. We went a year ago and prices were still great. You posts helped us then too, thank you!
Wow, so the price increase must be much more recent than I realized. I came back in October and they were shocking! I’m glad I could have helped you before! :)
Coffee and chocolate are ridiculous. Unfortunately they are my staples! nb. The coffee here sucks anyway.
Thank you so much for all the helpful info. I’m visiting solo for 3 weeks in February and I know this might seem strange cuz I’m just someone online you don’t know but you seem awesome and I would love to grab coffee or museum day with you if you are interested in meeting new friends. It would be so nice to spend time with someone kind and knowledgeable 😀
Hey, I'm visiting BA at the end of next month as well and here to find info for
my trip. You're right she is so knowledgeable, personable and reliable. Definitely keeping these tips in my pocket for the trip!
Travelling to Argentina in the next few weeks and confused about the fluctuating currency situation so your timely video was (like your other travel advice) SUPER helpful. Thank you!!!
Oh yayyy happy to hear that! Have the best time! :)
Thanks so much ! Your last vid on money helped me SO much last year when I traveled to Argentina. I was there for a month and your tips were a life saver . My husband’s family is from Buenos Aires and they’ve been telling me the exact same things about the money situation currently . We’re planning another trip this winter (our summer) so i’ll keep this in mind when we go (maybe the situation will remain the same , but who knows !) in any case, really, appreciate it, and thanks for all the effort you put into making your vids . They really are SO SO helpful ❤
Oh good so glad to know it was helpful! :) I hope you have another fantastic trip! :)
Amazing review! Just came back from Bariloche, Argentina and the information is spot-on.
Thank you so much for this update! My family has been considering a trip to Argentina in the upcoming months and your videos have been a lifesaver in explaining the ins and outs of the country
Ah so happy to hear that! :)
I'm currently in BA and it is expensive! Nice place to visit but the expensive flight and time it takes to get to here is not worth it. And the food is, sorry to say, mediocre. Come when it's cheaper or go to CDMX instead!
Thank you for the update. We are going to Argentina next week, and your videos are really helpful to plan our trip!
I'm happy to hear that. Have a great trip! :)
We went to Buenos Aires for a few days to start the new year and I can corroborate pretty much everything Nikki says. Also we were only there for 3 days so I exchanged money at my hotel. The rate was not quite as good, but it was safe and available. We're still in love with Buenos Aires and encourage everybody to visit. Cheers!
Good advice on bringing cash for exchange: only new USD$100 bills. No cuts, tears, writing on them. If they aren't pristine, you won't be able to exchange them.
Yes them world masters are trying to cut the cash money, for the virtual currency.
@@maxb4732 no, they want them to go through their bill counting machines with getting torn due to their "non-pristine" condition.
Bull, they will take even old one-dollar bills.
@@UMBRELLACORPORATION-j8m probably depends on the vendor
Hello! Helpful video. We would like to add that Polo in Argentina is a must :)
Thanks for the update!
Nice! One more tip - especially for US persons - you can also get peso's from a Coto supermarket if you bring USD. eg. You can buy a bottle of water from Coto and give them a $50 note. They will give you change in peso's. You may need your passport. This is handy if you get an Uber/teinda remis from the airport then need cash!
What's with the San Francisco skyline at 0:34?
If it's SF it's just a mistake then. It is stock footage when I searched for BA. My bad.
@@NickiPostsTravelStuff No worries. Thanks for the info. Oooof. I'm going in a few months... looks like I'll be eating ramen and walking.
I am watching this now on my smart tv. ! I found out about a shop at the old farmers market on the 3rd / Fairfax,Lis Angeles yesterday that turned out be an Argentina 🇦🇷 food shop !! I finally tried their empanadas in vegan version !! 1 was samosa ,the other with beyond meat !! They were delicious ( beyond meat one was a bit saltier than my likings ) I really ,really hope I could visit Argentina in the very near future with mom ( she gets hyponatremia often ) on ships mostlikely. Mom loved those yesterday ,too !
I hope the Argentina money situations ( the US Dollar advantage) will be very good to us in the future ! 💜🥁🐲🎤🎶🇦🇷💕💞
food in argentina is currently more expensive than in london or madrid. also renting a hotel or house and services. the cost of living in general were up to 3x in 2024.
For argentinian people, not foreign
Is this everywhere in BA or just the popular tourist zones ?
For both!
Everywhere!
It’s crazy expensive now
I was just there a couple weeks ago. There's no point in converting cash for tips. Every server we asked was ecstatic to get US$ instead of ARG pesos.Also, if you use your credit card as a foreigner, you don't have to pay the VAT which is 21% in Argentina. (Note: We visited the week of Dec 9th when the blue dollar and official rate was just about at parity. So we paid w/ our Visa CC instead of risking carrying large amounts of cash. Now the blue dollar rate and the official rate have diverged again! Crazy)
That's super interesting. I've never paid with USD here and from what I have seen in the past, they didn't want that. But I guess with all the changes they like it now. Good to know!
@@NickiPostsTravelStuffI was Argentina in 2018 and they wanted U.S. cash even then. They preferred it as then they were immediately exchanging their paychecks and pension payments to dollars.
Wrong, if you use your credit card your money will be converted to the official rate (about 1,000 pesos per US dollar instead the 1,250 for the blue exchange, plus, you will pay ATM fees and currency conversion rates if you use ATM's, and on top of that you will pay more as if you pay with credit card or debit prices are higher), if you bring dollars and you change them to the BLUE rate you get more money and paying with cash will be cheaper everywhere.
Hi Nicki, Now there are also new twenty thousand peso bills., greetings
Thanks. In the video I made a note about that, maybe you missed it. It was a small sentence at the top of the screen over the 10,000 note.
Nice video. Great presentation.
Great video,
I believe the cheapest country in South America is Brazil currently.
Argentina has become even less attractive for Chile, Brazilian, and Uruguayan to shop across.
Cheers
Thanks for the video Nicki! Have you ever had much to do with the Wise card? I wonder how it would go in Argentina with the different rates?
I use Wise here. The rate seems fair.
Thanks for the update on the cash situation. Regarding ATMs, I'm not sure about BA (heading there in 2 weeks), but here in Mendoza, some Carrefours have no-fee ATMs, and they let you withdraw 60K pesos over and over again. And if you have a Charles Schwab checking account debit card, they refund ATM fees anyway.
60K pesos is less than $58.00 usd
Surely at some point Schwab is going to be looking for any excuse to cancel your account...
@@traveler9560 Yes, and in these ATMs you can withdraw 60K ($58) over and over and over in a single transaction. 60K, 120K, 180K, 240K, etc. with no ATM fees.
Schwab has been doing that for decades. Not an issue.
@@kennethkilpatrick3758 Even if you spam the ATM a dozen times in a week? I don't know. Seems risky.
What about the 20.000 note?
Hi Emillio's phone isn't correct?
There is a 20,000 note as well.
Hi Nicki, thanks for the insights. I am planing to visit from asia. Can I ask do you think it is still worth to book aerolineas argentinas flights? I read online that it's very unstable due to government conflicts. Appricaite your help!
you gotta find online coupons for Western Union in that way your fees are decreased
Western Union is costly. Use a U.S. bank card that refunds any fees at ATMs. Schwab and a couple others do this. Getting pesos at the blue dollar rate is easy, ask a friend or at your hotel.
We're coming at the beginning of a month. If I send money before we leave home to WU if we have difficulty getting pesos can the USD we sent via WU be reversed back to us? We'll be is BA for 2 weeks but I'd hate to have to check several times only to be turned away.
I'm actually not totally sure about this. I would normally guess that no you can't withdraw it back, but since I've never done it I'm not 100% sure. I would ask at your local WU just in case.
You won't have any problem exchanging USD for pesos in Argentina. Ask and you will find trustworthy people who are ready to exchange.
Question: when you say "credit card", does debit card fall within that or strictly credit card?
Debit card is treated more like cash. I’d there is an additional charge for a credit card, you won’t receive that charge for using a debit card.
@@NickiPostsTravelStuffperfect! Thank you!
@NickiPostsTravelStuff one more thing, if you don't mind 😅 at the airport, can people go straight to the terminal for whomever they're waiting for? Or is it similar to the states, where they can't go through without a ticket? Trying to figure out I'm going to have time to change when I get off the plane before the bf sees me 😅
Thanks
Are these prices sustainable or will they come down?
I hope they will come down but I really don’t know! 🤷♀️
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Can I use my UK debit card and get the same exchange rate as a credit card?
Using a debit card you’ll get the official rate which is currently about 1050 pesos to the dollar.
@ You are a star thank you! So is only a few cents difference?
@@chapero1I am here in BA I have used both credit and cash card (some shops require that), honestly I have not noticed much difference.
@ thank you!
Are the price rises everywhere in BA or just in popular tourist areas ?
Everywhere! Tourist areas are even more expensive but for sure the increases are in the entire country!
No mostro. Everywhere.
How mu h that Jersey cost
About $30-50US, probably more now since it is recent kit and, inflation
My experience with paying by card at supermarkets has not been so simple. They always ask me for identification, i.e. passport, to verify that my name matches the one on the card and to punch in my passport number in their machine. I decided when I got here that I would keep my passport, cards, and phone in my apartment, except for cash runs or the like, just for safety since I'm so far from home. If it were possible to get by with card only and no cash then I would maybe start transitioning to that way of payment, but there is no way I'm going to be walking around with my passport everywhere, so I'm still going to stick to cash and my Sube-card.
Have you tried showing them another ID, like a drivers license? They really just want the number since they ask locals for their DNI. Maybe you could try just showing a picture of your ID. I’ve actually only been a couple times to show my ID. Usually they just ask for the number.
@@NickiPostsTravelStuff I did try once to show a photocopy of all my important documents, including my passport, driver's license, and European health insurance card. I didn't anticipate that this would be necessary, but I carry that piece of paper with me everywhere. After a lot of arguing and back and forth, they finally agreed and let me off with a warning, "just this once". As far as I could tell, they were only interested in my passport number, but this may be because I am Norwegian, which might be a nationality they don't encounter too often.
If you're a US citizen you can also get a "passport card." I keep my regular passport at my condos and bring my passport card everywhere. It's only valid for travel in Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Bermuda, but it's a functional ID that matches the info on your passport.
So you recommended to use debit card?
Only in the moments that it will give you a discount. But I generally prefer to use my credit card so I can get travel points.
So you're saying if you have money left you can't exchange it back? What about sending it back to yourself via Western Union?
Exactly. You can't exchange it back for USD. I haven't tried sending it back via Western Union though. I'm planning to spend all of my cash before I leave.
Wouldn’t a Charles Schwab account cover ATM fees?
Yeah probably if you face that account.
Yes it does.
for those long time travelers, where in Argentina do you withdraw USD dollars new $100 bills to be able exchange to the best Blue Dollar rate later?
You probably can’t get $100 notes anywhere in Argentina. You have to import them yourself. When I go for work, I have to stop at my US bank to pick up new notes prior to my trip.
Western Union! :)
@ good to know; but for digital nomad lifestyle, it's very common continuously travelling for many months outside of US, do you mean to carry a large amount of $100 notes at the beginning? it might be easy got lost or stolen. What would be a better way for a long term nomad among many South America countries? During the many months' trip, where can withdraw some US dollars? or withdraw each country's local currency instead, means a loss by the Argentina exchange rate?
@ sorry have never been to a Western Union in the States or out of States, wonder how does it work? and how much cost would be? how many countries places are Western Union available ? does it work like an ATM you pay with a US Debit card to withdraw some US $100 new Blue Dollar bills?
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jjajjajajaja aguante River!
At the 00.35 second mark is a skyline shot of San Francisco, California!!!?!
Haha it was a mistake. I searched for BA in stock footage and I guess I accidentally downloaded the wrong city by mistake :)
@NickiPostsTravelStuff BA = Bay Area. Makes sense now. Haha!
I gave you a thumbs up despite the horrific river plate jersey. Estudiantes jersey will definetly look better on you.
😂😂😂
The old 10 is still in circulation.
The newest is the 20000
I made notes about both of those in the video
Terrified, I never had an issue with changers, but I only followed the advice from locals.
Bien la camiseta, River Plate, El Mas Grande lejos....
Thanks for the update and for the helpful recommendations; I have been planning for this trip since a year ago but since the prices went up that much I will think of other alternatives visitar like Colombia and Peru. Thank you so much
Yeah unfortunately the increased prices make it much more challenging for long term living or traveling here now!
Prices are absolutely awful
that's the most beautiful top you have on, el mas grande lejos
hahahaha River River River!
Just back 2 days ago. Subscribe to everything she said… also adding; argentina is f… expensive. Especially grocery at supermarkets
I just paid rent with $20,000 notes. Just FYI. ;)
Nice, I haven’t seen them yet!
❤
I need argentina tourist visa can you help mi
Bravo Niki!. Aguante River!.
Hello Nicki.
Two days ago, I received 1st time, 20 000 note in Mendoza, in Western Union.
That's super cool! I think it's necessary to have a 20,000 note now since numbers are getting so high!
👍
Are lines still as long at Western Union as they were a year ago?
I did not experience long lines this time around, but I am also going to the WU much less frequently now.
thy also may ask you for your passport number at grocery storeswhen using your credit card. I use no cash in buenos aires.
Hi Nicki, hope youre doing fine! When I was there, a steak was 10 bucks and a glass of wine 1,20 - So I guess those times are over now. How do the locals do it?! They're not gonna earn 2-4 times more
Also: i can understand that stuff went up that uses lots of electricity and the public transportation, as Milei cut the subsidies. But why should a steak be more expensive? Or a taxi ride? Did gasoline go up too ?! Were the grains for the cows subsidized? This is all very confusing, wante dto come in a couple of months again!
I don’t know the WHYs! But all of it, especially food, has gone up!
it got so expensive, I don't take city taxis, uber only, taxis are your last resort
Totally agree. I couldn't believe my taxi price that day. Big mistake!
I got so wildly overcharged by a taxi that my hotel called I should have done Uber. All my buddies confirmed later In should have.
Wait I thought you left Argentina because someone stole your phone?
Of course I didn't leave the country BECAUSE someone stole my phone. I left several months after that. It was just one of the things that happened while I was there. But I suppose everyone reads into everything in whatever way they want. People really hated me after I left Argentina but that says more about them than me. I'm just out here living my life and strangers on the internet are inventing reasons to think I'm dumb.
They stole ur phone how gringa
@@NickiPostsTravelStuff got it. I thought you moved to Mexico or something. So you're back in Argentina? How are the costs of housing now?
Not sure if it was just me, but some supermarkets wanted to see ID when paying by card (they accepted the photocopy of my passport). And yeah, Argentina definitely seemed expensive to me, getting progressively more and more expensive over the eight months I was there. The Airbnbs are still quite economical, but going out to eat and drink is probably more expensive than, say, Spain at the moment. In Salta (the capital of one of the poorest provinces in the country), a restaurant around the main square charged me 7,800 pesos for a can of locally mass-produced beer (Salta Negra - I still have the photo of the receipt), which is obviously madness. If you're planning on living there, clothing, shoes and many household goods and appliances tend to be substantially more expensive in Argentina than they are in the West. Apart from wine and maybe meat, supermarket prices are also no lower than they are in London, and for some items, they're significantly higher (8,000 pesos for half a kilo of basmati rice; 5,000 for a loaf of "artisanal" factory-made bread from Bimbo). In a country where $1k a month is considered a very respectable middle class salary, I have no idea what people are doing to make ends meet.
Totally agree with everything you said! Shocking the prices now. I have no clue how locals do it. I also experienced them asking for my ID every once in a while. I think it's because they need your "DNI," and if you aren't a resident, they just use whatever number is on your ID.
@@NickiPostsTravelStuff haha yeah that's the one. I've thanked you before but thanks again - your vids were very helpful when choosing where to stay ;)
Damm how do local survive
Me too! At supermarkets, I'm always prompted to show identification, and only once got away with showing a photocopy of my passport after much back and forth and a warning.
I went to pick up about $450 dolars from Western Union, and they gave it all to me in 500 peso bills. I did not have my back pack. I had to carry it all in my pockets and hat.
Ya salió el billete de 20.000 hace rato
Si lo se. No se lo viste, pero en ingles, escribí (sobre la 10,000) que ya salio el 20,000 pero yo no lo habia visto todavia
Thast a problem to much cash
You're wearing the wrong shirt
hahahhahahaha Aguante River! :)
@NickiPostsTravelStuff Nooooooooo💙💛
Sammi still want. Go back
Bummer...scratch Argentina. Have to stay in SE Asia.
Your money will definitely go further in SE Asia at the moment, unfortunately. Argentina has a lot of great things to offer but it has become so expensive here.
I was in Argentina jn 2018...wasnt too bad then...
Nope things have changed a lot!
Todo bien con tus comentarios pero yo soy argentino y decendiente de italianos de primera generación así que a los que te siguen sin que se asusten lo de los billetes era con el gobierno anterior peronista que por suerte los sacamos en el 23, la situación de Argentina es mucho mejor que en el 23 con respecto a la seguridad, los que hacían marchas que ya no están más y respecto a la estabilidad económica es mucho mejor que en esos tiempos ya que la inflación en 1 año de gobierno del gran presidente Milei bajo al 2% mensual y en baja, por lo que los billetes que van quedando por que los esta retirando del mercado son de $200, $500, $1000, $10.000 y $20.000 y los primeros van a ser escasos en los próximos meses por las medidas económicas que esta aplicando para terminar con la inflación que queda, por lo que no es un problema para manejarse y sino podes pagar en tu moneda del país que vengas ya sea dolares o euros porque ahora te los aceptan, y no hagan caso tanto a que somos un país inseguro porque somos el país más seguro de América en una tabla de posiciones tanto que acá no hay asesinatos como ocurre en EEUU por locos que disparan a mansalva a la gente y la inseguridad es como en cualquiera otra ciudad pero menos. Vengan y visiten nuestro país que es hermoso en su diversidad y también en su cultura y trato. Saludos.
Safe and completely unaffordable. Wait for Martinez de Hoz II or De la Rua. Prices are awful
we care about the prices not safety
@@davids9167 Thanks to who? Ah, claro, la chorra...
“Argentino y descendiente de italianos de primera generación”, qué aporte tiene a la conversación que eres descendiente de italianos? 🤌🏼
How much wine did you drink last night?
hahhaha I know, I look super tired. I'm actually just really sick and tried my best. Also, the camera angle wasn't working in my favor.
@NickiPostsTravelStuff 😉