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Originally Posted by potter
Ok, so yeah you get furnishings for cheaper (those apts didn't look all that great btw). You can also move to omaha if you want cheap housing.
Now, I'm not dissing Buenos Aires. BUT The reason I personally don't mind the expensive housing rates here in the States is because I have within fifteen miles of me
2 malls
about 15 nice resteraunts (maybe more)
prob like 25+ fast food places 0
hundreds of bus stops
10 car dealerships
countless gas stations
2 movie theaters
3 of those big 24/7 fitness centers
1 off road shop
2 gun stores
2 shooting ranges
1 airport
5 grociery stores (prob more though)
4 department stores (maybe more)
countless liqour stores
3 billiards stores
2 camera shops
about 10 banks (maybe more?)
a ton of parks
5 auto stores
like 15 furniture stores (people must like to buy furniture around here?)
1 major highway
2 interstate highways
a whoooooole bunch of churches
2 waterparks (that i know of)
4 computer stores
3 billiard bars
god i dunno how many normal bars, there's alot
a home depot
a whole crap load of tan salons, hair stylists
we have TWO "sell it on ebay" stores
and the list could go on and on and on and on and on and on.. But I think I made my point
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You're joking...
2 malls = 200 shops aprox. - I'm sure there are commercial streets with many more shops in Buenos Aires
15 restaurants - many many more in B.A., cheaper, too
25+ fast-food places - I hope there are 0. Fast-food is crap
10 car dealerships - There are more in B.A., but whatta hell do you buy 10 cars at once? If you need a certain car, you can drive even 100 miles to get it.
1 movie theaters - probably many more in B.A.
3 24/7 fitness centers - probably there aren't 24/7 centers, but for sure are many more fitness centers
2 gun stores - Thanks God if there aren't any
2 shooting ranges - idem
1 airport - at least 1 international airport in B.A.
5 grocery stores - not even worth to be mentioned
4 department stores, liquor stores, camera shops, billiards stores, auto stores, furniture stores, any kind of stores - idem
a ton of parks - probably 10 tons in B.A.
1 major highway - probably many in B.A.
hundreds of bus stops, churches, gas stations, whatever - what do you say, in a 13 million ppl megacity, could be more
Add to that 1 ocean and 1 huge river (Rio de la Plata), with beaches and stuff
All these, at a life cost probably 1/2 than in your area.
I would never compare a 13 milion inhabitans metropolis with your 15 miles area, man.
The truth is that in cities like Buenos Aires, with 4-5k a month, you live like in US with 15k a month. Try it and you will see that I'm right.