How does the average Argentine citizen manage in a country where the cost of living appears to have doubled in 12 months? Wherever you look - public transport, groceries, eating out - prices have skyrocketed. Heaven knows what their power bills are like!
For a long time, since about 2002, visitors to the country could count on very affordable - dare I say - cheap prices. No longer! Think Australian prices for meals and coffee.
We expected milongas to be a lot quieter this year. With less money to spare now, it would be reasonable to expect attendances to suffer. Many milonga regulars in Buenos Aires would normally go dancing a few times per week, but we imagined that they would be tightening their belts. How wrong we were. Milongas are full!
When chatting with a regular local dancer, he pointed out that the milonga remains an affordable night out - cheaper than eating out or going to the theatre. With a milonga entrada of around 6,000 pesos (US$6) plus a drink 3,000 pesos, public transport (perhaps a shared taxi to go home) going to the milonga was still a relatively affordable way to have a great night out with friends.
PP
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