February 23, 2006
Buenos Aires, so affordable
We discovered this first hand in Buenos Aires.
A World of Affordable Choices - New York Times
(argentinahomes.com) in Buenos Aires. "If we ever go out and pay more than $18 a person it's like 'wow, that's expensive,' " she said. (In Manhattan it costs $16.95 for a fajita at Seņor Swanky's, a Mexican chain.)
The enclave of the moment is San Telmo, a "young, hip urban scene with a thriving arts community and a strong ex-pat community," as Mr. Hornberger put it. The neighborhood is dotted with fine restaurants, bars, boutiques and colonial houses. Property costs between $56 and $93 a square foot, Ms. Reynolds said. Renting is also affordable. There are furnished studios with weekly maid service for $450 a month at www.buenosaireshousing.com.ar. (That is less than the $497 it costs to keep a car in the garage near New York's Museum of Modern Art.)
Posted by amol at February 23, 2006 07:01 PM
