Examples:
1. I got coffee with my friend Nikki this last weekend. We went to a cool cafe in Palermo. I understand that there are some chic cafes to go to and I should not have expected reasonable prices, but I got a cafe con leche and it was 13 pesos! It came with a tiny bar of choclate and a glass of water, but I cant believe that I am willing to pay that. Also, it was super tiny because it was in a tiny teacup. Here is a picture:
I remember when I could get a cafe con leche and three medialunas for 5 pesos.
2. My building expenses have never been over 200 pesos. I live in a smallish studio apartment and most of the expenses go to the salary of our encargado, who is super nice and cool and really good at his job. This month I got my bill and it was 230 pesos, which is 50 pesos more than it was last week. Does that make sense? They didnt spend money on fixing anything big in the building. I cant figure out why it went up so much.
3. This last weekend I wanted to buy some shorts. I saw two pairs and each one was 250 pesos. All I want are some shorts for the summer, but I would never spend that much on some shorts that I could get for 15 dollars at Old Navy in the U.S. I guess I will be hot in my pants all summer...
Anyway, so this has been a complaining entry, but the inflation has seriously gotten ridiculous.
shorts cost more than rent??
ReplyDeleteNo way, Argentina sucks the life out of itself with inflation! I am scared to come back, everything is going to be so expensive!! Are you having coffee at casa mua? It kinda looks like it, and they are sooooo overpriced and rude! Go back to la gringa!
ReplyDeleteexpenses are different than rent. they just cover building expenses. my rent, which goes to the owner of the apartment, is different. it, lukcly, stays the same for the whole year.
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