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Triplandio Buenos Aires guide covers 12 travel guides across 26 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 43 self-guided walking tours in Buenos Aires with 230 POI, spanning 152.2 km in total. Get inspired by 17 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Buenos Aires
City & Country Data Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Key travel data for Buenos Aires — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Argentina
Cost
HIGH
Safety
66
Health
60
Lifestyle
68
Infra
50
Rank
#56
Score
43
Tourists
7.4M/y
GDP/cap
$14.9k
Life Exp
77.5 yrs
Population
45.9M
Currency
ARS $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in Buenos Aires
Coffee
$4.09
Beer
$4.00
Lunch
$20.00
Groceries
$122.69/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$1.00/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$500/m
Best time to visit Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Now (July) avg: 11°C, mostly dry, quiet, fewer crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Oct.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
14°C / 7°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:59 / 18:00
Local time
4:49
Sea Temp
11°C
Best Months 
Sep & Oct
Sep & Oct
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
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Dec
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Aug
S
Sep
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Oct
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Buenos Aires —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Breaded and fried thin slice of meat, often served with potatoes or salad. Grilled chorizo sausage sandwich. Juicy, thick-cut ribeye steak typically grilled to perfection. Grilled Provolone cheese appetizer. A dense, sweet bread pudding topped with caramel sauce. A piquant herb sauce used to complement grilled meats. Strong coffee mixed with equal parts hot milk, a signature Argentine breakfast drink. A savory pie made with corn pudding and other fillings. Large, round stuffed pasta similar to ravioli A hearty stew with corn, beans, and a variety of meats, traditionally served on national holidays. Deep-fried dough pastry filled with sweet caramelized milk. Decadent caramel custard dessert enriched with dulce de leche. A sweet caramel-like dessert spread made from sweetened milk. Pastry filled with savory or sweet ingredients. Flavorful, grilled beef ribs served as part of an asado. A rolled flank steak that is usually topped with cheese and tomatoes. Two soft cookies filled with dulce de leche
Traditional Local Food
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Main course
Meat
Argentine Milanese
Milanesa
mee-lah-NEH-sah
Street food
Meat
Argentinian Grilled Sausage
Choripán
choh-ree-PAHN
Main course
Meat
Argentinian Ribeye Steak
Bife de chorizo
BEE-feh deh cho-REE-zoh
Starter
Vegetarian
Argentinian Sausage and Cheese
Provoleta
proh-voh-LEH-tah
Dessert
Vegetarian
Bread Pudding with Caramel
Budín de Pan
boo-DEEN deh PAHN
Sauce
Vegan
Chimichurri Sauce
Chimichurri
chee-mee-CHOOR-ree
Drink
Vegetarian
Coffee with Milk
Café con Leche
ka-FEH kohn LEH-cheh
Main course
Vegetarian
Cornmeal Pie
Pastel de Choclo
pas-TEL deh CHOH-kloh
Main course
Vegetarian
Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta
Sorrentinos
sor-ren-TEE-nos
Main course
Meat
Creamy Sausage Stew
Locro
LOH-kroh
Dessert
Vegetarian
Donut with Dulce de Leche
Churros con Dulce de Leche
CHOO-rohs con DOOL-seh deh LEH-cheh
Dessert
Vegetarian
Dulce de Leche Caramel Flan
Flan de Dulce de Leche
flahn deh DOOL-seh deh LEH-cheh
Dessert
Meat
Dulce de Leche Caramel Spread
Dulce de Leche
DOOL-seh deh LEH-cheh
Snack
Meat
Empanada
em-pah-NAH-dah
Main course
Meat
Flank Steak
Tira de asado
TEE-rah deh ah-SAH-doh
🥩
Main course
Meat
Stuffed Flank Steak Rolls
Matambre a la Pizza
Mah-TAM-breh ah lah PEE-tzah
Dessert
Vegetarian
Sweet Milk Pastry
Alfajor
al-fah-HOR
