Que orgullo como argentino que valoren a nuestros profesionales y la atencion que se les brindo , en medio de tantas dificultades porque los medicos y enfermeras ganan un 20% de lo que ganan en ee.uu. o canada , siento que nuestros profesionales lo hacen desde la vocacion y el amor al servicio muchas gracias!!!!!
i am leaving the United States at the end of the year to work remote. Argentina is one of the countries I am looking at. The time zone difference is much better than that in Asia. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Wow, everyone will be welcome. There is a channel here in you tube called The Economic Front, the guy who created it is Tanner, an ex policeman, he moved from Idaho USA to Buenos Aires capital in June 2024 with his family . If you need to learn more from my country you can also check his experience. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷
We, my wife and I, spend 4 months in BA. I got a tooth ache and even though I have international insurance I paid in cash. I saw a dentist four times all together. Eventually I had to get the tooth pulled and it cost me $120 for the dentist and $22 for medicine. Although the dentist charged me $60 to pull the tooth I paid him $100! He was great.
I’m from Mar del Plata, married to a Texan. I’m also an American citizen. In about 3 yrs, we retire and plan on moving. I’m so grateful to have found you folks!
Mar del Plata is more affordable than Buenos Aires correct? You or your spouse might find the Argentina-Texas Chamber Of Commerce ATCC CZcams channel helpful
@@Kazekoge101 I think it’s in Houston, and I have a long list of questions for them. I’m constantly preparing for this. I’m not sure if it’s any cheaper, but my huge family is in Mar del, so that’s definitely where we want to live.
I have been living as a retired expat in BA for a while now. Your video is 100% spot on. Am still enjoying melbecs & ribeyes at incredible savings. Demonstrations are peaceful for the most part & typically in front of Plaza de Mayo.
Gracias por todos sus comentarios acerca de mi querida Argentina yo y mi marido nos fuimos hace 34 yrs to Toronto - Canada cierto hoy por hoy es carisimo todo estuvimos de viaje de emergencia en Argentina despues de 15 yrs de no regresar vimos cambios para bien y otros para mal pero lo que es cordialidad y hospitalidad mi pueblo no cambio siempre al servicio no importa cuando y la comida no tiene comparacion LA MEJOR DEL MUNDO Y BARATISIMA , un bife de chorizo AAA con papas frita en un buen restaurat U$S 7.35 aca en Toronto arraund U$S 41.00 que tal.
$7.35 for a good sirloin steak! Crazy huh? Thank you for writing Rosa. That's today. I wonder what that steak cost 3 years ago before prices went up? $4.35? It's a great reminder that sometime you have to compare apples to oranges (1 country vs another) rather than price increases in 1 country alone. ¡$7,35 por un buen filete de solomillo! ¡Qué locura, eh? Gracias por escribir. Eso es hoy. Me pregunto cuánto costaría ese filete hace 3 años antes de que subieran los precios? $4,35? Es un gran recordatorio de que a veces hay que comparar manzanas con naranjas (un país contra otro) en lugar de comparar los aumentos de precios en un solo país.
Very interesting. This video, with the voices of your friends, reminded me of "You Are There," the 1947-57 American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks. Thanks!
The private hospitals you’re talking about are called “clínicas privadas” en Español. You only get services in a determined facility for doctors that only serve that health care facility. The private system is very similar in various Latin-American countries but different to the American health care system.
My best decision has been moving to Argentina from Switzerland in 1984, never a dull moment here! My second best decision has been buying bitcoins Instead of Dollars so I can defend myself not only against the peso depreciation but also the dollar one... Greetings from Mar del Plata! Richard.
@@MH-mi3ui Sure! I spend my BTC using debit cards and merchants receive pesos as simple as that. There's also a 3% cashback on every purchase as well! Greetings from Mar del Plata! Ricardo.🇦🇷
Thank you for following us and commenting, Swissarg. It seems you have sparked a bitcoin conversation. 😆 Pat has started posting more about financial forecasts and economics. We hope to video Mar de Plata on our upcoming trip.
Thank You you for the update! I’m still looking to soft land in Chapala area next spring. My house is for sale with plans to put money into 10 year bonds. Thanks to your video I can retire early!!! I figured out a way even if house doesn’t sale. Happy Dance! Best to you both! Ted in Seattle 🌈
Hi Ted 😁 congratulations 🎉 👏🏻🥂 woohoo 🙌 we are thrilled that we helped you retire early! Which video was it? Our friends lived at Lake Chapala 5-6 years and we are planning a video on their experience so I hope you’ll stay with us for that.
I’ve watched several videos by you however it was the one with the ten year bond graph that put everything into motion. Now I’m hearing about Mexican Bonds. From what I’ve gleaned they pay higher and you can pull your money out at anytime. Definitely more research there first. 😁
Thanks for the Argentina updates. I would like to head down there in a few months. Looking forward to additional good tips and tricks. Blessings to you.
As always, you two look fantastic! Thanks for the great presentation. A common denominator in all of this is a stable dollar. Fingers crossed here in the US that at years end cooler heads will prevail and the train will stay on track. Peace.
Thank you, James for watching and for your lovely complimentS We are with you in your hopes for the future but we think the smart thing is to have a Plan B. Take care.
You guys don’t look old to me ! I’m 73 and currently live in Mexico . I’m considering relocating to Uruguay or Argentina . Now you have me wondering if I’m to old 🧐
73 isn't too old. I have a heart condition so I like to be sort of close to flying back to Canada (free heart operations), and grand kids are there also. If my heart situation wasn't an issue, we'd do Argentina full time. You're already in another country so you're 1/2 way there.
Thank you! I'm in the process of getting the Argentinian passport as my mom was born there, so Argentina is now on my radar. I appreciate all the information. Keep the videos coming 👍
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to protest attempts to cut public university subsidies; the average pension (equivalent to USA Social Security) is under USD $200. Salaries are very low. Supermarkets are not cheap for people on these incomes; health insurance rates have soared forcing a lot of people to drop private care and turn to inadequate public hospitals; people are struggling.
Hi Randall, you’re absolutely right that life is very difficult for local Argentinians now. They don’t have the benefit of starting with US currency so they really are struggling and it’s very sad. we direct our information towards Xpats mainly, and by no means wish to demean the struggles of the Argentinian workers, it is a real struggle. Our hope is that these necessary changes are temporary, and Will soon make life much better for everyone. Thank you for watching and leaving your comment.
@@laptopseniors I'm sorry it seems I expressed myself poorly. I was aware that you are directing this to potential expats. What I can not understand is why a FAMILY from a country like the US would want to emigrate to Argentina and live on a modest income. By a family I assume you are referring to an adult couple with at least one child. Having USD is an advantage but the dollar has far less buying power than it had six months ago. Even middle class Argentines of moderate means send their children to private school. Have you checked fees, especially for the better schools that expats from the US are likely to prefer? Then there is private health care which every legally employed person in this country receives and needs (the public system being poor with the possible exception of the Fernandez which is good for a lot of emergencies but otherwise is overwhelmed ). Incidentally, if you are aged 65+ private health care is almost impossible to get and is expensive. Middle class families have cars, particularly professional people. They need them when they don't live in the urban centre. Industrial goods are expensive. Try buying quality furniture, appliances, electronics. Argentina is unpredictable. Policies can change quickly. This is not Mexico with large tight knit expat communities in places like Ajijic and San Miguel d'Allende and a more stable economy.. If you're a person who works by distance, paid in USD or euros Buenos Aires is a great place in many respects. If you're a single pensioner, you like the culture, appreciate all the high quality classical music, performing arts, theatre, museums, cafes and restaurants, BA might be an option if you have an adequate income, can get health insurance, speak the language and are flexible enough to cope with a very unpredictable country. Anyone considering emigrating to Argentina needs to visit for a few months and take a close look.
@@randall8379 It's a hard hard decision sometimes for many. We hear that a LOT. For those with a pension of say....35k USD, in the US or Canada it's exceedingly difficult to make ends meet. Whereas 40k basically anywhere from the US to Antartica is going to be ok. Hence gambling on a new country. Even Argentina because the choice might be out on the street in Maryland, or a nice 1 bedroom in Mendoza. As for a whole family with young ones, I guess the decision might be the same although it's going to be much tougher unless they're coming with skills sorely in need AND they speak Spanish. Their situation drives it all. Which is probably why so many young Ukrainians and Russians are now in Argentina with families or starting families. Their driver is war that they want no part of.
@@laptopseniors I wasn't thinking of Ukranians or Russians who have indeed been emigrating to Argentina. I have heard that most come as tourists and then remain, hoping to get residence visas. Quite a few Russian women have given birth in Argentine hospitals which gives the child a right to Argentine citizenship and expedites the parents' residence application. Their situation is one of urgency of course. I assumed that your audience is largely North American. In the case of North Americans, most will want to enter with a residence visa. My understanding is that this requires a guaranteed income of close to $2,000 USD a month but you might know more than I do. I'd also assumed that most of your audience are retired people. US retirees should consider that they will lose their Medicare benefits. Additionally, some would lose Medicaid and various public assistance programmes that exist in the US. I think this would be similar for Canadians who have universal health care and other social benefits. No matter what skills one has and how good their Spanish, without legal status work would be nearly impossible to find. It's hard enough for citizens. Can someone at risk of being homeless in Maryland really manage to get permission to live in Argentina, pay the air fare and survive even for a few months in a strange country?
@@randall8379 My understanding on the Medicare is as long as you make your payments, you won't lose it entirely if you should need to come back to the U.S. at a later time as a Plan B. Or is this incorrect?
Thank you so much for the updated information. A question: as a tourist, if you are paying in cash, at a restaurant, how do you know that you are getting a discount by using cash as opposed to using a credit card? Do you need to mention this to the restaurant staff or will the different rates be posted?
Great info! Thanks for making this great content. I was wondering if president Milei is planning to change Argentina to a territorial tax system. Have you heard anything about it? Thanks again for such a great and informative content. 👍🏻👏🏻
Thanks for the kudos and a great question , Vic. At the moment they tax worldwide income and we hope with the international affiliates Milei has supporting him he may set up tax treaties. It would seem that he should make immigration more appealing to expats which would put the possibility of a territorial tax system low on his list of priorities. It’s still anyone’s guess though.
I completely understand why Argentinians and their president would want to cut off foreigners from enjoying free healthcare. Tourists and visitors come with their juicy dollars and are charged nothing, while the locals can barely reach the end of the month with any money in their pockets, and also having to wait longer periods of time in order to get an appointment with a specialist, due to more people milking the system. Those same foreigners and visitors go back home to their rich, dollar filled lives, while the locals are left struggling to put bread on the table. It's totally understandable and Milei is right to try to put an end to that. Same thing happens with the education system.
Enjoyed your youtubes. One note on monthly income for people to assess if they can move overseas. For Social Security, whatever the gross is, you still have to pay Federal taxes and Medicare out of that gross amount (as you know). But, I think people should know that they "probably" should continue to pay medicare in case they every decide they need to move back to the U.S. Wouldn't that be true?
Hi Melanie, thanks for watching. Good point… taxes are always a given. Great question about Medicare. I know there are penalties for delayed starts on plan B etc however, I’m not sure if it can be put on hold. Does anyone else have experience with this?
Hi guys, excellent video! Just wanted to say that the term "obra social" that you bring up at 10:30 does not just refer to insurance that people have through their jobs; this term is also used for privately-purchased plans the ones that were mentioned like Swiss Medical or OSDE. Secondly, supporters of Milei, like "D," love to refer to the informal economy as "illegal" which, while maybe technically true, might scare people off. People should do their own research on the topic of the blue dollar (and the general concept of informal economy) since D's explanation of economic and political situation is extremely biased and even xenophobic. He admits that the only world leaders that Milei has in his circle of friends are other far-right extremists and then calls Peruvians "the biggest shit" in Argentina in the same breath using the same anti-immigrant rhetoric that the US right uses. Everybody's entitled to their opinion, but anyone looking to be informed on sociopolitical or economic issues in Argentina can't look to D as a reliable and balanced source of information. Sorry. Bottom line (as pointed out at 32:35), anyone coming to travel or live in Argentina should know that the reality of being a US-dollar earning foreigner is the same as it was before Milei: we live like kings and queens here compared to locals and we probably always will.
@@laptopseniors From California living in Buenos Aires the last two years. Thanks again for your video and apologies if my comment came across as abrasive
As an American we are very suspicious of hospitals given the overbilling and high costs associated with ER stays, out of network charges and other horrible billing practices. I love your presentation on insurance / doctor visits / anecdotes about hospitals. Scenarios in Argentina (Buenos Aires only): 1) Self insure and pay with one's own cash. Is this too risky? Can gigantic uffordable bills come about for ER / Hear attack / accident / cancer treatment ? Is this recommended? 2) Only travel accident / travel sickness insurance adequate? So, no pre existing conditions covered right? Also, no coverage for cancer treatment, etc. Just accidents and incidental tropical diseases? Is this insurance alone advisable? 3) Travel Medical insurance (internationally obtained or locally). I believe this covers the accidental stuff in item 2 above AND general diseases. Is this the best plan of action for a family moving there?
HI! I'm Argentinean. I recommend you travel insurance if you are coming for a short period of time for peace of mind, because you don't really need it. If you are moving more permanently you can get local health insurance to cover illnesses like cancer treatment and special medicine. In an emergency, you do not need health insurance at all since you wil be directed to the nearest level 1 trauma public hospital. Regardless of the surgery/treatment/hospitalization/etc you received it will cost you ZERO dollars. If it's not an emergency, you can choose to go to a private hospital and pay in cash or use health insurance, either way, it's way cheaper than the US. Also, you do not pay for ambulances and you can request to see an specialist right away, without seeing a clinician first. Hope this info helps you. Safe travels
They won’t over bill you, public hospitals are completely free, and private hospitals while not cheap aren’t super expensive either. If you are relocating with a family more permanently, I’d suggest a pre-paga (pre-paid healthcare, in which you pay a monthly fee and get almost full coverage. It depends on the insurance you get, and on the plan. For example, the largest pre-paid healthcare provider in Argentina (OSDE) offers yearly plastic surgeries for no extra charge, but only if you are on a certain plan. Most Argentinians get their insurance covered by either their employers or by the monthly payment they make to their guild/union (in Argentina every guild/union has their own private healthcare, with hospitals and clinics of their own).
Great video again. Healthcare info + specific hospital names was very practical and informative, exchange info peso-usd: good to hear it has stabilized). Glad to hear that most Argentines are supporting Milei. We are awaiting for the Argentine embassy here in Panamá City to deliver my wife a visa. Patience is tested…….. Anyway, thanks and I will definitely keep following you seniors. Ciao again from Bella Vista🙋🏼♂️
I have family in Argentina since my parents were originally from there and migrated to the U.S. I still have family ie cousins, uncle etc still living there, I wonder if this would make it easier to get a visa as we are thinking of retiring in Argentina from the U.S. in about a year, the only thing that scares me are the taxes and if I sell my house here in the U.S. would I be paying capital gains tax there if i move there in the same year?.
Hi. I think your visa application will be easier with Argentinan parents. Be sure to double check this info… If selling your primary residence in the US, it’s our understanding that the first 250,000 of capitol gains are tax free and you will pay on the balance if you’re lucky enough to have a higher return. Remember… you can claim capitol costs against the gain 😃 so look up all those renovation expenses etc. Thanks for following us and best wishes.
We've heard that too. If we run across someone who's had it done or a Dr., yeah. Great idea. For us though, never had any work done so not much knowledge of that area.
"rents are very cheap"........where ? --- and how cheap ? --- I'm alone wanting a frugal but comfortable furnished studio = how much -- and -- where ? 🤔
As an Argentinian I strongly disgree with your firends comments regarding Milei's policies and the explanation about corruption, and I mean, Milei is extreme right wing with all the features the movement representatives have all around the World. Your friend has bought all of the speech regarding his intentions, but then, he didn't accomplish them, if ever tried to. Actually he didn't defuse all the many dollars situation, the breach between illegal and official remains mostly the same but at a higher price in pesos. He's repeating a recipe prone to flee public funds trough carry trade, that already had failed three times in the past. He claimed with pride to be a mole that came to blow the State from whithin, and he's defunding everything, including public medicine and education (his "chainsaw" plan), yet he was given exceptional powers by the Congress to act without consulting them. He also derregulated all public services (highly taxed), meds prices and private health care insurance (they almost tripled their prices and now they may reduce they coverage), while capping workers' income on mandatory bargains, to follow trogugh his "vacuum cleaner" plan, devoted to force middle class to sell their dollars and expend their savings to meet ends (as literally said by the Govt. "make us sell dollars to pay taxes"), empoverishing people. And they blame for every complain to the "previous government/Peronism corruption" heritage. They want to increase work time from 8 to 12 hours/day, and people to be unable to retire up to their 75 years old. As for me, I'm 58, I've paid taxes and a private medical insurance all my life, but now I got ALS. As for the medical service I got so far, it's excellent: I was at the verge of dying from respiratory failure, so I've spent 6 months in a Mar del Plata private hospital (HPC), 2 of them in ICU and the remaining in intermediate care, all the time in private rooms with great food, and watching Netflix on the TV, without paying anything extra. Nowadays I'm hospitalized at home, they gave me a 5 articulations ICU style hospital bed, top brand breathing support equipment, I have kynesiologist at home 5 days a week, doctor once a month and caregivers covering 24/7, plus all the meds and supplies I need. On december I was paying about U$D 180 per month for a plan covering myself and my wife, nowadays it's reaching U$D 450. Problems are: 1) as they defund public offices there's not enough people to deal with the new pensions requests. I'm out of work, and burning my savings, with no clue on when or if the pension I am entitled to will be approved. 2) as they deregulated power services, companies got free of obligation to ensure supply to people deppending on electricity to survive like myself, and freed of the obligation to apply a special fee. My advice is to wait to see how all of this unfolds. This became a cruel regime for our population.
So sorry for your situtation, you're in a very tough place like many others there. Our friends are also Argentinian, born and raised in BA. They just have a different perspective on how Argentina got to this state. It may or may not work out, that's for sure. From their perspective after decades of the country being so messed up, they wanted (and all those who voted for Milei) to do a complete 180 and try something else. Given 180% inflation, there wasn't a lot of lose long term and hopefully doing things differently will end up ok down the road. But unfortunately there's pain along the way. Kind of like treating cancer. Usually chemo and radiation are worse than doing nothing. But ultimately they can stop you from dying.
@@laptopseniors I'm not even arguing the dagnose of the past. I'm saying that what they said is consistent with the situation right at the beginning of Milei government, when the only we all knew was his platform and plan. Water ran under the bridge since then: Milei had no staff on his own to carry on his proposals hence he resourced on the staff from the party reaching 3rd place in the primary elections, including the Economy Minister, and it seems they hijacked the govt, for their economic proposals are the ones being carried on instead of Milei's, which are the ones I've said that already failed in the past. They didn't end this chaotic situatuion with the different dollar values, the blue rate still exists and its deemed illegal, and we cannot foresee a way out so far. Many liberals, including people who were once next to Milei in his party, nowadays splitted and are criticizing the government for this reasons. The cherry of the cake was what Milei could do on his own: the deregulation of everything he could, even things that didn't affect public funds (like freeing power companies from thei robligation towards ill people depending on electricity), just to meet his libertarian philosophy and disregarding the consequences. He's even refusing to distribute food and blankets left in stock by the previous government among the poor, to the extent of disobeying court orders to do so, because on his view it's not the State role. So, the combo is an explosive one, for the poverty is increasing and he's not willing to provide any aid to paliate hunger while defunding public medical services and refusing to provide treatments for the ill people relying on it. Money is poured to buy propaganda in media, to tone down the situation and the prospectives, and logically, it's hard for those who had placed their hopes in Milei to acknowledge all of this (as much as for those whom placed their hopes previous govts, to acknowledge the corruption claims. This is called "confirmation bias" and we all have it).
@@laptopseniors let's hope not. Not only he publicly declared with pride his will to destroy the State (basically, the country), but in the meanwhile all of this happens he already had spent at least U$D 6 million hiring luxury private jets (instead of flying in our Air Force) and luxuty hotels in twelve travels around the World just to fullfil his personal agenda of becoming the World referent of seudo-libertarian fascism leadership. He's pouring the money from the pensions, public universities and public R+D budgets on a secret spending budget for intelligence and propaganda services, including the hiring of massive data mining and AI services for the population survillance. His success is our ruin, so let's hope not.
It would be interesting to make comparisons of the cost of staples between the US and Argentina. I believe you have done this - more anecdotally - before. Also, restaurant comparisons. Thanks, interesting and informative video.
Today, ribeye at butcher was 12,900 pesos per kilo. Kilo is 2.2 pounds. About $5.87. My favorite melbec from Cafayate still at Chinos for 3,000 peos or about $3.00.
Hi, it"s true that they come from neighboring countries like Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, etc. to attend the Public Hospitals of Argentina and they do not pay anything, of course people are angry about that but there are demagogic politicians who do that to get votes. It's very bad, Argentina has the best doctors in the entire continent that's why they come here, Swiss Medical is another good clinic , greetings
Hi. Great question! It helps to have close friends with a similar mindset who live there 😆 and actively follow current events. The only way to top that is to be there, and we plan to return if we can swing it.
I do have a quick question, is Argentina experiencing illegal migration issues like US, GB and Europe? How are crime rates compared to Europe and North America? I am a solo traveler so safety is high priority. While I am comfortable going to small cities and rural areas in Europe and North America, it seems like in Argentina is opposite as rural areas may be difficult to get to and once there not many speak English. I’m happy to learn Spanish but language is a perishable skill.
There’s no such thing as illegal immigrants in Argentina. Pretty much anyone who wishes to come, is able to do so. And they are entitled by our constitution to healthcare and education. There are millions of immigrants from bordering countries (Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay and Chile) and because of different treaties that we have in South America, they can come without many requirements (just a clean record) and they can apply for citizenship after 2 years of living here. The thing with Argentina, as opposed to Europe or the US, is that Argentina is very isolated from the world. You can only come here by plane, and it’s a lengthy, not very cheap, flight. Europe is just a boat ride away from Africa and the Middle East. The US is just a bus ride away from Mexico and Central America. They are very close to poverty and war ridden countries, narco estates and oppressive regimes. South America, while it has many flaws, it’s a very peaceful region of the world. It’s also very homogeneous, half the continent speaks Spanish and the other half speaks Portuguese, they are all Christians, they all had similar independence processes, same holidays, similar climates, etc. In the north, South America is separated from Central America by a very dense jungle which is almost impossible to cross by land (the Darien gap), to the other sides there’s vast oceans.
@@boink800 Do you know of any dentists that successfully cure teeth withOUT root-canals that conventional dentists try to brainwash pateints to get root canals on?
When the IMF applauds what he's doing the alarm bells should be a ringing. He's doing what the globalist bankers want. He'll soon be selling all the farmland to Monsanto.
not treating cancer might make the patient 'happy,' but I'd rather be living. As Milei said: “You can’t give shit leftists an inch; if you give them an inch, they will use it to destroy you. You can’t negotiate with leftards; you don’t negotiate with trash, because they will end you… If you are on the other side, they will ruin you. They don’t care if they ruin your whole life. Why? Only because you don’t think like them. And do you know what’s the good part in all of this? Because, since to ‘err is human;’ since everyone can be mistaken, they FORCE US TO BE BETTER. And since we are getting better than them; SINCE WE ARE CRUSHING THEM IN THE CULTURAL BATTLE… We’re not only superior Economically, We are MORALLY Superior, we are aesthetically superior, we are BETTER THAN THEM AT EVERYTHING! …And that TRIGGERS them! Since they can’t beat us with real arguments, they just use the repressive apparatus of the STATE, with loads of TAXPAYER MONEY to DESTROY US… And yet they’re STILL LOSING!!” - Javier Milei, President of Argentina czcams.com/video/kjWgnkF2ANw/video.html
Yes, you can google the "drug" name not the brand name that you use, type Argentina and it will show you the equivalent drug or even the same drug. Antibiotics, hypertension, colesterol and even cancer treatment drugs are the same.
That's likely low for BA, but in other cities in Buenos Aires you could do that. $3000 would surely do it. I've seen apartments (brand new being built) where a 1 bedroom in Villa Crespo (decent hood) is around 150k to buy. Then of course food etc. You don't need a car. Public transport in BA is superb and cheap. And then there's the typical income of an typical BA resident. That's going to be UNDER 30k a year. So...I'd ball park around $2200 - 2500 or obviously more to have a nice life there.
@@laptopseniors Where is Villa Cresta? I have never heard of it. It's a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires? Middle class families in Argentina DO own cars. If you don't live in a centrally located area of Buenos Aires such as Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo, Barrio Norte you NEED a car. A family would be quite limited without one. You are correct that most residents live with less than USD $30,000 a year -- I'd say FAR less however one has to ask WHY a family from a country like the US would want to live in Argentina on a limited income. Everything is very unstable. You must factor in the costs of health insurance, private school for children (the state system is not adequate, nor are public hospitals) but above all there is the unpredictability of the country. It might make sense for a single pensioner - but a family of foreigners coming from a country like the US?
@@randall8379 Sorry Randall. You're right. Doesn't exist. It's Villa Crespo. Trying to answer so many comments all at once, sometimes cities blend together. Similar name to a Panama City neighborhood.
Tell us about ,cost of housing and interview locals about locations in the city, where safety is st a reasonable level, local TV in Spanish Two bedroom apartments, price .. Salutations from Seattle Washington USA
Definitely many would disagree Marius, but he must have had more than 1/2 the votes to win the election. On a scale of 1-10, Argentina got itself down to a 1 economically from past ideas and policies. To continue those would be insane. Drastic changes had to made. Will they work? Who knows. But things look like their getting better slowly. Unfortunately many many people will suffer to get the country even back into the 5 or 6 range (out of 10). People will blame the new guy for the changes and trying to fix things when in reality the country should be super mad at the past politicians who made it get this bad. Those who voted for the past people are the ones who kept all this going. They're just as much to blame as the politicians themselves for putting up with it.
@@laptopseniors They did vote for change when they voted Macri into power but he was ineffective. A 100% pure capitalist state does not exist anywhere in the world. Argentina needs to find a balance, not extremes.
What? Did you really say Argentina won't accept gay blood donors? Does the Argentinian government really suffer from this sort of extreme homophobia? Is the general Argentinian populous equally homophobic too? This all sounds very shocking.
It is simply stupid, clearly one of those who voted for the current government, call him back in 1 or 2 years. And they say what excuse they give for the disaster. Half of the things he says are not true and the others are truths biased by his social position.
Thanks for watching, Juan. The only way to get a better economy is to do things differently. I’m sorry it is so hard for Argentinians during this transition.
Que orgullo como argentino que valoren a nuestros profesionales y la atencion que se les brindo , en medio de tantas dificultades porque los medicos y enfermeras ganan un 20% de lo que ganan en ee.uu. o canada , siento que nuestros profesionales lo hacen desde la vocacion y el amor al servicio muchas gracias!!!!!
i am leaving the United States at the end of the year to work remote. Argentina is one of the countries I am looking at. The time zone difference is much better than that in Asia. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Wow, everyone will be welcome. There is a channel here in you tube called The Economic Front, the guy who created it is Tanner, an ex policeman, he moved from Idaho USA to Buenos Aires capital in June 2024 with his family . If you need to learn more from my country you can also check his experience. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷
We, my wife and I, spend 4 months in BA. I got a tooth ache and even though I have international insurance I paid in cash. I saw a dentist four times all together. Eventually I had to get the tooth pulled and it cost me $120 for the dentist and $22 for medicine. Although the dentist charged me $60 to pull the tooth I paid him $100! He was great.
Getting a tooth pulled in Canada needs an oral surgeon, and youi're immediately upwards of $800+
I was halfway through watching this and was pleasantly surprised at the 16 minute mark. Instantly subscribed.
Another fantastic video, thanks. I have been wanting to get residency in Argentina as well.
You will be welcome here in Argentina ❤
Esta gente si se pone a investigar lo que sucede en el país, están basadisimos e informan re contra bien buenisimo el video.
I’m from Mar del Plata, married to a Texan. I’m also an American citizen. In about 3 yrs, we retire and plan on moving. I’m so grateful to have found you folks!
Mar del Plata is more affordable than Buenos Aires correct?
You or your spouse might find the Argentina-Texas Chamber Of Commerce ATCC CZcams channel helpful
@@Kazekoge101 I think it’s in Houston, and I have a long list of questions for them. I’m constantly preparing for this. I’m not sure if it’s any cheaper, but my huge family is in Mar del, so that’s definitely where we want to live.
I have been living as a retired expat in BA for a while now. Your video is 100% spot on. Am still enjoying melbecs & ribeyes at incredible savings. Demonstrations are peaceful for the most part & typically in front of Plaza de Mayo.
Hi Adriana, we also love the ribeye and malbec. 🍷 We really appreciate you confirming our findings, especially about the demonstrations.
Is it difficult to secure a long term lease 6-12 months?
@@kevinstrong7520 You can get a 6 month lease on a place if you offer to pay in USD & pay 6 months in advance.
@@kevinstrong7520 You can easily get a 6 month lease by paying the 6 month rent upfront in USD.
fake 100% name adriana (libre = topic word of actual goverment ) en otras palabras trollcenter oficialista
Thank you for providing such real life information and examples in different countries.
Gracias por Difundir parte de nuestra cultura!!! Saludos desde Mar del Plata! Arg
Gracias Ricardo.
Gracias por todos sus comentarios acerca de mi querida Argentina yo y mi marido nos fuimos hace 34 yrs to Toronto - Canada cierto hoy por hoy es carisimo todo estuvimos de viaje de emergencia en Argentina despues de 15 yrs de no regresar vimos cambios para bien y otros para mal pero lo que es cordialidad y hospitalidad mi pueblo no cambio siempre al servicio no importa cuando y la comida no tiene comparacion LA MEJOR DEL MUNDO Y BARATISIMA , un bife de chorizo AAA con papas frita en un buen restaurat U$S 7.35 aca en Toronto arraund U$S 41.00 que tal.
$7.35 for a good sirloin steak! Crazy huh? Thank you for writing Rosa. That's today. I wonder what that steak cost 3 years ago before prices went up? $4.35? It's a great reminder that sometime you have to compare apples to oranges (1 country vs another) rather than price increases in 1 country alone.
¡$7,35 por un buen filete de solomillo! ¡Qué locura, eh? Gracias por escribir. Eso es hoy. Me pregunto cuánto costaría ese filete hace 3 años antes de que subieran los precios? $4,35? Es un gran recordatorio de que a veces hay que comparar manzanas con naranjas (un país contra otro) en lugar de comparar los aumentos de precios en un solo país.
Very interesting. This video, with the voices of your friends, reminded me of "You Are There," the 1947-57 American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks. Thanks!
The private hospitals you’re talking about are called “clínicas privadas” en Español. You only get services in a determined facility for doctors that only serve that health care facility. The private system is very similar in various Latin-American countries but different to the American health care system.
Argentina is part of America, same as the United States is. Just FYI.
Thank you.
My best decision has been moving to Argentina from Switzerland in 1984, never a dull moment here!
My second best decision has been buying bitcoins Instead of Dollars so I can defend myself not only against the peso depreciation but also the dollar one...
Greetings from Mar del Plata!
Richard.
How easy is it to use bitcoin in Argentina? Is it easy to exchange for dollars or pesos?
@@MH-mi3ui Sure! I spend my BTC using debit cards and merchants receive pesos as simple as that. There's also a 3% cashback on every purchase as well!
Greetings from Mar del Plata!
Ricardo.🇦🇷
@@Swissarg Gracias, Ricardo! That's very helpful.
@@MH-mi3uiwelcome! I've also heard that there's a 15% adoption into cryptos by Argentine population and growing...
Thank you for following us and commenting, Swissarg. It seems you have sparked a bitcoin conversation. 😆 Pat has started posting more about financial forecasts and economics. We hope to video Mar de Plata on our upcoming trip.
Thank You you for the update! I’m still looking to soft land in Chapala area next spring. My house is for sale with plans to put money into 10 year bonds. Thanks to your video I can retire early!!! I figured out a way even if house doesn’t sale. Happy Dance! Best to you both! Ted in Seattle 🌈
Hi Ted 😁 congratulations 🎉 👏🏻🥂 woohoo 🙌 we are thrilled that we helped you retire early! Which video was it? Our friends lived at Lake Chapala 5-6 years and we are planning a video on their experience so I hope you’ll stay with us for that.
I’ve watched several videos by you however it was the one with the ten year bond graph that put everything into motion. Now I’m hearing about Mexican Bonds. From what I’ve gleaned they pay higher and you can pull your money out at anytime. Definitely more research there first. 😁
Thank you very much for your info and channel!
We really appreciate you, too, Bill.
Thank you!
Thanks for the Argentina updates. I would like to head down there in a few months. Looking forward to additional good tips and tricks. Blessings to you.
Great info, great couple...
We appreciate you too, Dan. 😃
As always, you two look fantastic! Thanks for the great presentation. A common denominator in all of this is a stable dollar. Fingers crossed here in the US that at years end cooler heads will prevail and the train will stay on track. Peace.
Thank you, James for watching and for your lovely complimentS We are with you in your hopes for the future but we think the smart thing is to have a Plan B. Take care.
You guys don’t look old to me ! I’m 73 and currently live in Mexico . I’m considering relocating to Uruguay or Argentina . Now you have me wondering if I’m to old 🧐
73 isn't too old. I have a heart condition so I like to be sort of close to flying back to Canada (free heart operations), and grand kids are there also. If my heart situation wasn't an issue, we'd do Argentina full time. You're already in another country so you're 1/2 way there.
@@laptopseniors Thank you for your encouraging words 😊Where would you live in Argentina ? Whats your favorite place ?
Thank you! I'm in the process of getting the Argentinian passport as my mom was born there, so Argentina is now on my radar. I appreciate all the information. Keep the videos coming 👍
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to protest attempts to cut public university subsidies; the average pension (equivalent to USA Social Security) is under USD $200. Salaries are very low. Supermarkets are not cheap for people on these incomes; health insurance rates have soared forcing a lot of people to drop private care and turn to inadequate public hospitals; people are struggling.
Hi Randall, you’re absolutely right that life is very difficult for local Argentinians now. They don’t have the benefit of starting with US currency so they really are struggling and it’s very sad. we direct our information towards Xpats mainly, and by no means wish to demean the struggles of the Argentinian workers, it is a real struggle. Our hope is that these necessary changes are temporary, and Will soon make life much better for everyone. Thank you for watching and leaving your comment.
@@laptopseniors I'm sorry it seems I expressed myself poorly. I was aware that you are directing this to potential expats. What I can not understand is why a FAMILY from a country like the US would want to emigrate to Argentina and live on a modest income. By a family I assume you are referring to an adult couple with at least one child. Having USD is an advantage but the dollar has far less buying power than it had six months ago. Even middle class Argentines of moderate means send their children to private school. Have you checked fees, especially for the better schools that expats from the US are likely to prefer? Then there is private health care which every legally employed person in this country receives and needs (the public system being poor with the possible exception of the Fernandez which is good for a lot of emergencies but otherwise is overwhelmed ). Incidentally, if you are aged 65+ private health care is almost impossible to get and is expensive. Middle class families have cars, particularly professional people. They need them when they don't live in the urban centre. Industrial goods are expensive. Try buying quality furniture, appliances, electronics. Argentina is unpredictable. Policies can change quickly. This is not Mexico with large tight knit expat communities in places like Ajijic and San Miguel d'Allende and a more stable economy.. If you're a person who works by distance, paid in USD or euros Buenos Aires is a great place in many respects. If you're a single pensioner, you like the culture, appreciate all the high quality classical music, performing arts, theatre, museums, cafes and restaurants, BA might be an option if you have an adequate income, can get health insurance, speak the language and are flexible enough to cope with a very unpredictable country. Anyone considering emigrating to Argentina needs to visit for a few months and take a close look.
@@randall8379 It's a hard hard decision sometimes for many. We hear that a LOT. For those with a pension of say....35k USD, in the US or Canada it's exceedingly difficult to make ends meet. Whereas 40k basically anywhere from the US to Antartica is going to be ok. Hence gambling on a new country. Even Argentina because the choice might be out on the street in Maryland, or a nice 1 bedroom in Mendoza. As for a whole family with young ones, I guess the decision might be the same although it's going to be much tougher unless they're coming with skills sorely in need AND they speak Spanish. Their situation drives it all. Which is probably why so many young Ukrainians and Russians are now in Argentina with families or starting families. Their driver is war that they want no part of.
@@laptopseniors I wasn't thinking of Ukranians or Russians who have indeed been emigrating to Argentina. I have heard that most come as tourists and then remain, hoping to get residence visas. Quite a few Russian women have given birth in Argentine hospitals which gives the child a right to Argentine citizenship and expedites the parents' residence application. Their situation is one of urgency of course. I assumed that your audience is largely North American. In the case of North Americans, most will want to enter with a residence visa. My understanding is that this requires a guaranteed income of close to $2,000 USD a month but you might know more than I do. I'd also assumed that most of your audience are retired people. US retirees should consider that they will lose their Medicare benefits. Additionally, some would lose Medicaid and various public assistance programmes that exist in the US. I think this would be similar for Canadians who have universal health care and other social benefits. No matter what skills one has and how good their Spanish, without legal status work would be nearly impossible to find. It's hard enough for citizens. Can someone at risk of being homeless in Maryland really manage to get permission to live in Argentina, pay the air fare and survive even for a few months in a strange country?
@@randall8379 My understanding on the Medicare is as long as you make your payments, you won't lose it entirely if you should need to come back to the U.S. at a later time as a Plan B. Or is this incorrect?
Thank you so much for the updated information. A question: as a tourist, if you are paying in cash, at a restaurant, how do you know that you are getting a discount by using cash as opposed to using a credit card? Do you need to mention this to the restaurant staff or will the different rates be posted?
Every place is going to be different. I'd simply ask....Is there a discount for cash?
Made it to the end, will be back. Cheers folks.
Love IT! Thanks John 😊
thanks, excellent video
Hi guys! Thank you for the update. Keep safe - Abrazos
Great info! Thanks for making this great content. I was wondering if president Milei is planning to change Argentina to a territorial tax system. Have you heard anything about it? Thanks again for such a great and informative content. 👍🏻👏🏻
I am also interested in this question/answer. Good one👍
Thanks for the kudos and a great question , Vic. At the moment they tax worldwide income and we hope with the international affiliates Milei has supporting him he may set up tax treaties. It would seem that he should make immigration more appealing to expats which would put the possibility of a territorial tax system low on his list of priorities. It’s still anyone’s guess though.
Really awesome video, appreciate the Canadian perspective, super helpful.
I completely understand why Argentinians and their president would want to cut off foreigners from enjoying free healthcare. Tourists and visitors come with their juicy dollars and are charged nothing, while the locals can barely reach the end of the month with any money in their pockets, and also having to wait longer periods of time in order to get an appointment with a specialist, due to more people milking the system. Those same foreigners and visitors go back home to their rich, dollar filled lives, while the locals are left struggling to put bread on the table. It's totally understandable and Milei is right to try to put an end to that. Same thing happens with the education system.
Enjoyed your youtubes. One note on monthly income for people to assess if they can move overseas. For Social Security, whatever the gross is, you still have to pay Federal taxes and Medicare out of that gross amount (as you know). But, I think people should know that they "probably" should continue to pay medicare in case they every decide they need to move back to the U.S. Wouldn't that be true?
Hi Melanie, thanks for watching. Good point… taxes are always a given. Great question about Medicare. I know there are penalties for delayed starts on plan B etc however, I’m not sure if it can be put on hold. Does anyone else have experience with this?
Interesting and informative, thank you!
Good Update
Hi guys, excellent video! Just wanted to say that the term "obra social" that you bring up at 10:30 does not just refer to insurance that people have through their jobs; this term is also used for privately-purchased plans the ones that were mentioned like Swiss Medical or OSDE.
Secondly, supporters of Milei, like "D," love to refer to the informal economy as "illegal" which, while maybe technically true, might scare people off. People should do their own research on the topic of the blue dollar (and the general concept of informal economy) since D's explanation of economic and political situation is extremely biased and even xenophobic. He admits that the only world leaders that Milei has in his circle of friends are other far-right extremists and then calls Peruvians "the biggest shit" in Argentina in the same breath using the same anti-immigrant rhetoric that the US right uses. Everybody's entitled to their opinion, but anyone looking to be informed on sociopolitical or economic issues in Argentina can't look to D as a reliable and balanced source of information. Sorry.
Bottom line (as pointed out at 32:35), anyone coming to travel or live in Argentina should know that the reality of being a US-dollar earning foreigner is the same as it was before Milei: we live like kings and queens here compared to locals and we probably always will.
Hey Ed. Points taken. Where are you from? Thanks for following us . 😃
@@laptopseniors From California living in Buenos Aires the last two years. Thanks again for your video and apologies if my comment came across as abrasive
As an American we are very suspicious of hospitals given the overbilling and high costs associated with ER stays, out of network charges and other horrible billing practices.
I love your presentation on insurance / doctor visits / anecdotes about hospitals.
Scenarios in Argentina (Buenos Aires only):
1) Self insure and pay with one's own cash. Is this too risky? Can gigantic uffordable bills come about for ER / Hear attack / accident / cancer treatment ? Is this recommended?
2) Only travel accident / travel sickness insurance adequate? So, no pre existing conditions covered right? Also, no coverage for cancer treatment, etc. Just accidents and incidental tropical diseases? Is this insurance alone advisable?
3) Travel Medical insurance (internationally obtained or locally). I believe this covers the accidental stuff in item 2 above AND general diseases. Is this the best plan of action for a family moving there?
HI! I'm Argentinean. I recommend you travel insurance if you are coming for a short period of time for peace of mind, because you don't really need it. If you are moving more permanently you can get local health insurance to cover illnesses like cancer treatment and special medicine.
In an emergency, you do not need health insurance at all since you wil be directed to the nearest level 1 trauma public hospital. Regardless of the surgery/treatment/hospitalization/etc you received it will cost you ZERO dollars.
If it's not an emergency, you can choose to go to a private hospital and pay in cash or use health insurance, either way, it's way cheaper than the US.
Also, you do not pay for ambulances and you can request to see an specialist right away, without seeing a clinician first. Hope this info helps you. Safe travels
They won’t over bill you, public hospitals are completely free, and private hospitals while not cheap aren’t super expensive either. If you are relocating with a family more permanently, I’d suggest a pre-paga (pre-paid healthcare, in which you pay a monthly fee and get almost full coverage. It depends on the insurance you get, and on the plan. For example, the largest pre-paid healthcare provider in Argentina (OSDE) offers yearly plastic surgeries for no extra charge, but only if you are on a certain plan.
Most Argentinians get their insurance covered by either their employers or by the monthly payment they make to their guild/union (in Argentina every guild/union has their own private healthcare, with hospitals and clinics of their own).
Great video again. Healthcare info + specific hospital names was very practical and informative, exchange info peso-usd: good to hear it has stabilized). Glad to hear that most Argentines are supporting Milei. We are awaiting for the Argentine embassy here in Panamá City to deliver my wife a visa. Patience is tested…….. Anyway, thanks and I will definitely keep following you seniors. Ciao again from Bella Vista🙋🏼♂️
Hola Bella Vista. 😃 your support and comments inspire us to keep on. Thank you for staying with us. 🙏 and let us know how it goes.
I have family in Argentina since my parents were originally from there and migrated to the U.S. I still have family ie cousins, uncle etc still living there, I wonder if this would make it easier to get a visa as we are thinking of retiring in Argentina from the U.S. in about a year, the only thing that scares me are the taxes and if I sell my house here in the U.S. would I be paying capital gains tax there if i move there in the same year?.
Hi. I think your visa application will be easier with Argentinan parents. Be sure to double check this info… If selling your primary residence in the US, it’s our understanding that the first 250,000 of capitol gains are tax free and you will pay on the balance if you’re lucky enough to have a higher return. Remember… you can claim capitol costs against the gain 😃 so look up all those renovation expenses etc. Thanks for following us and best wishes.
Good stuff. I hear about plastic surgery in Argentina. Could you do an episode on that some day? PLEASE
We've heard that too. If we run across someone who's had it done or a Dr., yeah. Great idea. For us though, never had any work done so not much knowledge of that area.
Plastic surgery is included in the higher end insurance providers!
"rents are very cheap"........where ? --- and how cheap ? --- I'm alone wanting a frugal but comfortable furnished studio = how much -- and -- where ? 🤔
As an Argentinian I strongly disgree with your firends comments regarding Milei's policies and the explanation about corruption, and I mean, Milei is extreme right wing with all the features the movement representatives have all around the World. Your friend has bought all of the speech regarding his intentions, but then, he didn't accomplish them, if ever tried to. Actually he didn't defuse all the many dollars situation, the breach between illegal and official remains mostly the same but at a higher price in pesos. He's repeating a recipe prone to flee public funds trough carry trade, that already had failed three times in the past. He claimed with pride to be a mole that came to blow the State from whithin, and he's defunding everything, including public medicine and education (his "chainsaw" plan), yet he was given exceptional powers by the Congress to act without consulting them. He also derregulated all public services (highly taxed), meds prices and private health care insurance (they almost tripled their prices and now they may reduce they coverage), while capping workers' income on mandatory bargains, to follow trogugh his "vacuum cleaner" plan, devoted to force middle class to sell their dollars and expend their savings to meet ends (as literally said by the Govt. "make us sell dollars to pay taxes"), empoverishing people. And they blame for every complain to the "previous government/Peronism corruption" heritage. They want to increase work time from 8 to 12 hours/day, and people to be unable to retire up to their 75 years old.
As for me, I'm 58, I've paid taxes and a private medical insurance all my life, but now I got ALS. As for the medical service I got so far, it's excellent: I was at the verge of dying from respiratory failure, so I've spent 6 months in a Mar del Plata private hospital (HPC), 2 of them in ICU and the remaining in intermediate care, all the time in private rooms with great food, and watching Netflix on the TV, without paying anything extra. Nowadays I'm hospitalized at home, they gave me a 5 articulations ICU style hospital bed, top brand breathing support equipment, I have kynesiologist at home 5 days a week, doctor once a month and caregivers covering 24/7, plus all the meds and supplies I need. On december I was paying about U$D 180 per month for a plan covering myself and my wife, nowadays it's reaching U$D 450.
Problems are: 1) as they defund public offices there's not enough people to deal with the new pensions requests. I'm out of work, and burning my savings, with no clue on when or if the pension I am entitled to will be approved. 2) as they deregulated power services, companies got free of obligation to ensure supply to people deppending on electricity to survive like myself, and freed of the obligation to apply a special fee.
My advice is to wait to see how all of this unfolds. This became a cruel regime for our population.
So sorry for your situtation, you're in a very tough place like many others there. Our friends are also Argentinian, born and raised in BA. They just have a different perspective on how Argentina got to this state. It may or may not work out, that's for sure. From their perspective after decades of the country being so messed up, they wanted (and all those who voted for Milei) to do a complete 180 and try something else. Given 180% inflation, there wasn't a lot of lose long term and hopefully doing things differently will end up ok down the road. But unfortunately there's pain along the way. Kind of like treating cancer. Usually chemo and radiation are worse than doing nothing. But ultimately they can stop you from dying.
@@laptopseniors I'm not even arguing the dagnose of the past. I'm saying that what they said is consistent with the situation right at the beginning of Milei government, when the only we all knew was his platform and plan. Water ran under the bridge since then: Milei had no staff on his own to carry on his proposals hence he resourced on the staff from the party reaching 3rd place in the primary elections, including the Economy Minister, and it seems they hijacked the govt, for their economic proposals are the ones being carried on instead of Milei's, which are the ones I've said that already failed in the past. They didn't end this chaotic situatuion with the different dollar values, the blue rate still exists and its deemed illegal, and we cannot foresee a way out so far. Many liberals, including people who were once next to Milei in his party, nowadays splitted and are criticizing the government for this reasons.
The cherry of the cake was what Milei could do on his own: the deregulation of everything he could, even things that didn't affect public funds (like freeing power companies from thei robligation towards ill people depending on electricity), just to meet his libertarian philosophy and disregarding the consequences. He's even refusing to distribute food and blankets left in stock by the previous government among the poor, to the extent of disobeying court orders to do so, because on his view it's not the State role.
So, the combo is an explosive one, for the poverty is increasing and he's not willing to provide any aid to paliate hunger while defunding public medical services and refusing to provide treatments for the ill people relying on it.
Money is poured to buy propaganda in media, to tone down the situation and the prospectives, and logically, it's hard for those who had placed their hopes in Milei to acknowledge all of this (as much as for those whom placed their hopes previous govts, to acknowledge the corruption claims. This is called "confirmation bias" and we all have it).
@@marcosdiez7263 Thank you. You don't hear of this outside of AR. Hope he rights the ship and finds his own people to do his ideas.
@@laptopseniors let's hope not. Not only he publicly declared with pride his will to destroy the State (basically, the country), but in the meanwhile all of this happens he already had spent at least U$D 6 million hiring luxury private jets (instead of flying in our Air Force) and luxuty hotels in twelve travels around the World just to fullfil his personal agenda of becoming the World referent of seudo-libertarian fascism leadership. He's pouring the money from the pensions, public universities and public R+D budgets on a secret spending budget for intelligence and propaganda services, including the hiring of massive data mining and AI services for the population survillance. His success is our ruin, so let's hope not.
Good update! I am wondering if you both might head back down to Argentina yourselves in the future to live?
We're heading back this winter for a visit and filming. But, no permanently. We're too old and it's too far compared to Panama.
It would be interesting to make comparisons of the cost of staples between the US and Argentina. I believe you have done this - more anecdotally - before. Also, restaurant comparisons. Thanks, interesting and informative video.
Hi. We would but it’s changing so fast. We really appreciate your comments 😊.
Today, ribeye at butcher was 12,900 pesos per kilo. Kilo is 2.2 pounds. About $5.87. My favorite melbec from Cafayate still at Chinos for 3,000 peos or about $3.00.
I think ribeyes today in usa is about $15
Nothing else interests me😂
@@adrianalibre4876 That's per pound not Kilo. Depending on the quality of ribeye it can increase to $25/pound.
Hi, it"s true that they come from neighboring countries like Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, etc. to attend the Public Hospitals of Argentina and they do not pay anything, of course people are angry about that but there are demagogic politicians who do that to get votes. It's very bad, Argentina has the best doctors in the entire continent that's why they come here, Swiss Medical is another good clinic , greetings
Thanks Axel. I see why Argentinians would resent this. 😁 Thanks for following us . 😃
Where else can you get real news like this?
Hi. Great question! It helps to have close friends with a similar mindset who live there 😆 and actively follow current events. The only way to top that is to be there, and we plan to return if we can swing it.
Córdoba is pronounced COR do ba. Not cor DO ba.
Thanks. Didn't know that.
I do have a quick question, is Argentina experiencing illegal migration issues like US, GB and Europe? How are crime rates compared to Europe and North America? I am a solo traveler so safety is high priority. While I am comfortable going to small cities and rural areas in Europe and North America, it seems like in Argentina is opposite as rural areas may be difficult to get to and once there not many speak English. I’m happy to learn Spanish but language is a perishable skill.
There’s no such thing as illegal immigrants in Argentina. Pretty much anyone who wishes to come, is able to do so. And they are entitled by our constitution to healthcare and education. There are millions of immigrants from bordering countries (Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay and Chile) and because of different treaties that we have in South America, they can come without many requirements (just a clean record) and they can apply for citizenship after 2 years of living here.
The thing with Argentina, as opposed to Europe or the US, is that Argentina is very isolated from the world. You can only come here by plane, and it’s a lengthy, not very cheap, flight. Europe is just a boat ride away from Africa and the Middle East. The US is just a bus ride away from Mexico and Central America. They are very close to poverty and war ridden countries, narco estates and oppressive regimes. South America, while it has many flaws, it’s a very peaceful region of the world. It’s also very homogeneous, half the continent speaks Spanish and the other half speaks Portuguese, they are all Christians, they all had similar independence processes, same holidays, similar climates, etc. In the north, South America is separated from Central America by a very dense jungle which is almost impossible to cross by land (the Darien gap), to the other sides there’s vast oceans.
Hi. We have a BIG illegal immigration from latinamerican countries (Bolivia AND Paraguay mainly). Good luck.
How are the Dental facilities in Argentina
Top quality.
@@boink800 Yes but you need to know where you are going, as anywhere in the world.
state-of-the-art in most big cities. In small towns you need to be more cautious
Absolutely!
@@boink800 Do you know of any dentists that successfully cure teeth withOUT root-canals that conventional dentists try to brainwash pateints to get root canals on?
"Everyone is happy". wth the president ...he has no clue.
When the IMF applauds what he's doing the alarm bells should be a ringing. He's doing what the globalist bankers want. He'll soon be selling all the farmland to Monsanto.
not treating cancer might make the patient 'happy,' but I'd rather be living. As Milei said:
“You can’t give shit leftists an inch; if you give them an inch, they will use it to destroy you. You can’t negotiate with leftards; you don’t negotiate with trash, because they will end you…
If you are on the other side, they will ruin you. They don’t care if they ruin your whole life. Why? Only because you don’t think like them. And do you know what’s the good part in all of this? Because, since to ‘err is human;’ since everyone can be mistaken, they FORCE US TO BE BETTER. And since we are getting better than them; SINCE WE ARE CRUSHING THEM IN THE CULTURAL BATTLE…
We’re not only superior Economically, We are MORALLY Superior, we are aesthetically superior, we are BETTER THAN THEM AT EVERYTHING!
…And that TRIGGERS them! Since they can’t beat us with real arguments, they just use the repressive apparatus of the STATE, with loads of TAXPAYER MONEY to DESTROY US… And yet they’re STILL LOSING!!” - Javier Milei, President of Argentina
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Clearly everyone can't be happy with any political figure. Likely just talking about his own friends and family.
@@laptopseniors I'm sorry. I thought you two were thinking individuals, not Canadian bigots.
Hope you saw my reply before YT deleted it for too much truth.
Down there... LOL
Thank you for this interesting video. Javier Millei is the most important politician in South and North Americas. He is the future!
Thank you so much for this excellent information! Would you have any idea how to check if my medications are available in Argentina?
Your medications would be available in Argentina for a much better price.
Yes, you can google the "drug" name not the brand name that you use, type Argentina and it will show you the equivalent drug or even the same drug. Antibiotics, hypertension, colesterol and even cancer treatment drugs are the same.
So, would you say that a family of 4 could live "decently" no luxuriously in BA for say....$1800 USD per month?
No. Try buying a car, furnishing a home, buying appliances. Then there is the need for private school.
That's likely low for BA, but in other cities in Buenos Aires you could do that. $3000 would surely do it. I've seen apartments (brand new being built) where a 1 bedroom in Villa Crespo (decent hood) is around 150k to buy. Then of course food etc. You don't need a car. Public transport in BA is superb and cheap. And then there's the typical income of an typical BA resident. That's going to be UNDER 30k a year. So...I'd ball park around $2200 - 2500 or obviously more to have a nice life there.
@@laptopseniors Where is Villa Cresta? I have never heard of it. It's a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires? Middle class families in Argentina DO own cars. If you don't live in a centrally located area of Buenos Aires such as Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo, Barrio Norte you NEED a car. A family would be quite limited without one. You are correct that most residents live with less than USD $30,000 a year -- I'd say FAR less however one has to ask WHY a family from a country like the US would want to live in Argentina on a limited income. Everything is very unstable. You must factor in the costs of health insurance, private school for children (the state system is not adequate, nor are public hospitals) but above all there is the unpredictability of the country. It might make sense for a single pensioner - but a family of foreigners coming from a country like the US?
@@randall8379 Sorry Randall. You're right. Doesn't exist. It's Villa Crespo. Trying to answer so many comments all at once, sometimes cities blend together. Similar name to a Panama City neighborhood.
last year no problem, this year not a chance. the exchange rate changed dramatically and not for the better if you hold USD
Tell us about ,cost of housing and interview locals about locations in the city, where safety is st a reasonable level, local TV in Spanish
Two bedroom apartments, price ..
Salutations from Seattle Washington USA
Normal, not short term leases? Normal leases require a guarantor. Or do you mean to buy?
Really skewed perspective. I think half of Argentina would disagree
Totally agree...
Definitely many would disagree Marius, but he must have had more than 1/2 the votes to win the election. On a scale of 1-10, Argentina got itself down to a 1 economically from past ideas and policies. To continue those would be insane. Drastic changes had to made. Will they work? Who knows. But things look like their getting better slowly. Unfortunately many many people will suffer to get the country even back into the 5 or 6 range (out of 10). People will blame the new guy for the changes and trying to fix things when in reality the country should be super mad at the past politicians who made it get this bad. Those who voted for the past people are the ones who kept all this going. They're just as much to blame as the politicians themselves for putting up with it.
@@laptopseniors They did vote for change when they voted Macri into power but he was ineffective. A 100% pure capitalist state does not exist anywhere in the world. Argentina needs to find a balance, not extremes.
all about money ! 😡
What? Did you really say Argentina won't accept gay blood donors? Does the Argentinian government really suffer from this sort of extreme homophobia? Is the general Argentinian populous equally homophobic too? This all sounds very shocking.
I'm a nurse in Argentina, I've never heard of this.
@@BairesCARP33 Thank you.
there is a loophole if the blood identifies as non-binary 😂
FYI Until May 2023 gay men were not allowed to donate blood in the US.
@@jeffryborror4883 Really? That's so strange. Goes against any logic at all.
It is simply stupid, clearly one of those who voted for the current government, call him back in 1 or 2 years. And they say what excuse they give for the disaster. Half of the things he says are not true and the others are truths biased by his social position.
Thanks for watching, Juan. The only way to get a better economy is to do things differently. I’m sorry it is so hard for Argentinians during this transition.
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We have been many times and coming back this winter. 😃 Thanks for watching.
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