Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
One of the more annoying things about in Argentina has been the high volume of telemarketing calls. Even better, these calls all seem to be timed to come about 8pm or 9pm at night, which is especially great when you have kids that you just put to sleep. Well, no more! Buenos Aires now has … Read more
UPDATE: This event has been postponed until Saturday, April 12. The British embassy in Buenos Aires is once again hosting their fall fair on Saturday, April 12, 2014. This annual event is a good time for families to explore the British Embassy grounds, sample some food and let the kids run around.
Inflation in Argentina is terrible. Ever since the government allowed the peso to devalue on January 24, prices have risen dramatically. Even those who have dollars cannot keep up as the blue rate has not kept pace with inflation. Argentina is well on its way to hyperinflation. Living here, we see price increases on a … Read more
Following up on yesterday’s wildly popular “Time To Lock Up The Cheese” comes today’s “Now We’re Locking Up The Tuna?” Inflation is killing this country. Pretty soon you’ll need to leave a deposit before you even enter the supermarket and have to go through a full body scanner on the way out. – Hat … Read more
File this one under “Only in Argentina.” Looks like with all the inflation in Buenos Aires, shredded cheese (queso rallado) has hit $70 pesos a bag and this grocery store is worried about it being stolen – bags of shredded cheese have had security tags installed on them. I’m not quite sure what’s to prevent … Read more
Argentina allowed the peso to devalue by 17% on January 23, 2014, from $6.8 to over $8.0. Immediately, many merchants started raising their prices. The government decried these tactics as unwarranted and pushed to keep prices down. But, aside from the prices of staple foods which were frozen in advance of this, prices on most … Read more
Our friend Martin Frankel from Areatres posted two menus on Facebook that showed the prices of the same restaurant from Summer 2007 to Summer 2013. In 6 years you can see exactly how crazy the inflation in Argentina has been – a roasted chicken went up a whopping 445%, a liter of beer went up … Read more