Make it a trip · Buenos Aires, Argentina
What Buenos Aires costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Palermo and Recoleta.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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No visa needed Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
Up to 90 days. No reciprocity fee or ETA for these passports.
Source: Wikipedia, visa policy of Argentina (2026)
Free -
Tienda León shuttle from Ezeiza to Puerto Madero, from Many reports
Usually 14,000 to 18,000 ARS. 50 to 80 minutes; take a taxi or Uber onward. Uber or Cabify direct costs 12,000 to 25,000 ARS.
Source: AirConnect, Buenos Aires EZE taxi cost 2026 (2026)
$14,000 Book an airport pickup
Getting around
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Subte or bus ride Many reports
Pay with a SUBE card, which costs 1,500 ARS, or a contactless card on the subte.
Sources: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06), Audiala, Buenos Aires passes (2026-04)
US$0.70
Eating and drinking
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Lunch menu at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$17.50 -
US$12.40
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Dinner for two at a restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$57 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$4.20 -
Beer at a pub, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$3.90
At the supermarket
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Water, 1 litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$1.10 -
Coca-Cola at a restaurant, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$2.10 -
Beer from a shop, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Buenos Aires (2026-06)
US$2.10
Doing
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Recoleta Cemetery Many reports
Foreign visitor, card only. Residents enter free.
Source: Buenos Aires Free Walks, Recoleta Cemetery tour (2026)
$28,000 Get tickets -
Recoleta Cemetery guided walk Many reports
About 10 USD per person, paid in cash to the guide; cemetery entry is extra. English tours daily at 3:30pm.
Source: Buenos Aires Free Walks, Recoleta Cemetery tour (2026)
$15,000 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed Range
Middle half of 27 central hostels on Hostelworld, 30 Oct 2026. The cheapest bed was 14,000 ARS. Weekends and peak season cost more.
Source: Hostelworld, Buenos Aires hostels (2026-10)
$22,000 to $31,000 Find a hostel
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