Inflation

pkgdriver

Well-Known Member
Their official exchange rate was almost 203 Pesos to the Dollar today but if you send yourself money through Western Union you can get over 391 to 1. Makes it extremely cheap for Americans to travel or live there. Brits get even more Pesos per Pound and Europeans get slightly more than Americans. The cost of living is officially about half the U.S. but with the extra Pesos it's more like 20-30% of the U.S. depending on where you go there.
Was in Buenos Aires for two days, Puerto Madryn, and Ushuaia earlier in the year on a cruise to Antarctica. Visa and MasterCard were giving close to the blue rate of 371 where a few months earlier you were charged the official rate(185?).
Makes it a lot cheaper to put things on the card. And no hassle of Western Union or going to a cambio house. Wonderful country!!!!
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vantexan

Well-Known Member
Was in Buenos Aires for two days, Puerto Madryn, and Ushuaia earlier in the year on a cruise to Antarctica. Visa and MasterCard were giving close to the blue rate of 371 where a few months earlier you were charged the official rate(185?).
Makes it a lot cheaper to put things on the card. And no hassle of Western Union or going to a cambio house. Wonderful country!!!!
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That's great to hear! Love that country.
 

Babagounj

Strength through joy

  • A Big Mac in Hawaii will set you back $5.31, which is the most expensive in America, according to data sourced by CashNetUSA
  • The same burger in Mississippi is available for just $3.91 and priced at $3.95 in Arkansas and $3.99 in Missouri, South Dakota and Alabama
  • The average cost of a Big Mac in the US is $4.40 which is among the cheapest in 76 countries
 

  • A Big Mac in Hawaii will set you back $5.31, which is the most expensive in America, according to data sourced by CashNetUSA
  • The same burger in Mississippi is available for just $3.91 and priced at $3.95 in Arkansas and $3.99 in Missouri, South Dakota and Alabama
  • The average cost of a Big Mac in the US is $4.40 which is among the cheapest in 76 countries
That's what happens when you get paid $20 an hour to do a $12 an hour job
 

bottomups

Bad Moon Risen'

  • A Big Mac in Hawaii will set you back $5.31, which is the most expensive in America, according to data sourced by CashNetUSA
  • The same burger in Mississippi is available for just $3.91 and priced at $3.95 in Arkansas and $3.99 in Missouri, South Dakota and Alabama
  • The average cost of a Big Mac in the US is $4.40 which is among the cheapest in 76 countries
Who visits Hawaii and eats at McDonalds?
 
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