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Argentina’s cheap. Since the economic collapse in 2001 and the subsequent devaluation of the peso, travel in Argentina has become extremely affordable. You’ll be constantly amazed at how far you can stretch your cash. If you’re on a budget, you can get by on US$20 to US$25 per day – outside Buenos Aires – by sleeping in hostels or cheap hotels and eating at non-touristy restaurants. Things get pricier when you add tours and entertainment, however.
Buenos Aires is more expensive than the rest of Argentina and good hotel rooms here start at around US$20 to US$25 per double. In the provinces you can land a good hotel for US$15 per double, while an extra US$5 to US$10 will get you something very comfortable. Dinners can be as cheap as US$2 per person and as much as US$20 per person for a gourmet meal, with a great bottle of wine and dessert, at a top-end restaurant.
HOW MUCH?
Great bottle of store-bought wine: US$5
Bife de chorizo (sirloin steak): US$4
Espresso: US$0.60
Double scoop of ice cream: US$0.50
Four-hour bus ride: US$5
Liter of gas/petrol: US$0.65
Liter of bottled water: US$0.65
Liter of Quilmes beer: US$0.60 (store), US$1 (bar)
Souvenir T-shirt: US$4
Hot dog on the street: US$0.35
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