Prices in Argentina are relatively low: they are lower than in Chile and Brazil, but higher than in Paraguay and Bolivia.
Shopping and souvenirs
In the Santa Fe and Florida neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, you will find countless shops selling locally sourced leather goods at affordable prices.
The best place to buy jewelry is on Libertad Street - local jewelry stores offer a wide variety of different pieces of jewelry.
As for clothes and shoes, they can be found in modern shopping centers (Alto Palermo, Galerias Pacifico) and boutiques located in the Palermo Viejo area (they sell chic lingerie, designer clothes).
And it is best to buy souvenirs at national craft markets and fairs (they are open in all cities of the country).
From Argentina you should bring:
- leather and fur products, jewelry with precious and semi-precious stones, figurines from local wood, gaucho trousers, ponchos, vicuña wool clothes, vessels made of aluminum, pumpkin or silver for making mate, souvenirs related to tango, guitar, mouthpiece, cow skins and products from them (rugs, bags), grape-based cosmetics;
- Argentine wines, mate (herbal tea), grape oil, gingerbread, glazed with white or dark chocolate.
In Argentina, you can buy all kinds of knitted shawls for $ 5-25, belts - from $ 15, mate - from $ 10, vicuña leather products - from $ 300 (the price below this indicates a fake), grape-based cosmetics - from $ 10 …
Excursions
On a sightseeing tour of Buenos Aires, you will stroll through the Plaza de Mayo, see the City Hall, the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, the Cathedral, the Argentine Congress Building, the Colon Theater, the Casa Rosada Palace.
This tour costs about $ 40.
Entertainment
The approximate cost of entertainment: a visit to the Evita Peron house-museum costs about $ 2.5, a boat trip to the falls (with swimming) - $ 100, an entrance ticket to the Iguazu Falls - $ 12.
Transport
The bus is the most common public transport in Argentina: the fare on it is $ 0, 2-0, 4 (it all depends on the specific city). For example, you can get from the airport to the center of Buenos Aires for $ 2. A bus trip to the waterfalls (there and back) will cost you $ 2.5-3.
And the cost of the metro in Buenos Aires is $ 0, 2.
For a taxi ride, you will pay $ 0, 5-0, 8 for each kilometer of the way.
On vacation in Argentina, you will need at least $ 30-35 per day for 1 person (accommodation in a cheap hostel, meals in inexpensive cafes). And for the greatest comfort in the vacation budget, it is worthwhile to lay the amount at the rate of $ 60-65 per day for 1 person.
