Working Remotely in Argentina (Ultimate Guide for 2023)

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Argentina is a fantastic place to work remotely. If you can, then you should definitely take advantage of the fact that you work remotely and spend a few months in Argentina. You should use Buenos Aires as a base and also make some trips around the country.

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In this post we’ll talk about:

Visas and Eligibility

The first thing you need to check is if you have a visa and are eligible to work remotely in the country.

Most people work remotely in Argentina on a tourist visa as they don’t stay very long. A tourist visa will allow you to stay for up to 90 days in the country and you usually get on arrival in the country and you don’t have to pay for it. There is also a digital nomad visa which you can read more about in our article here.

You should also think about whether or not you are allowed to leave the country where you are currently working and spend some time in Argentina. If you work for yourself, this shouldn’t be a problem, but if you work for a company you might want to start talking to your boss.

Pros and Cons of Living in Argentina

In my opinion, Argentina (and especially Buenos Aires) is a great place to live for digital nomads and remote workers.  

Here is my list of pros and cons: 

ProsCons
💰 Great exchange rate for people earning in dollars or Euros 💵 Economic problems such as very high inflation.
🌳 Beautiful scenery, from the amazing landscapes in Patagonia to the beautiful buildings in Buenos Aires✈️ A little isolated, expensive to fly to/from Europe
☕Good coffee and food🚗 Long distances between places around Argentina(and expensive too!)
🤗 Friendly people⏳Can be complicated to get things done(go to the hospital, get money, etc)
🎨 Plenty of Culture(Live music, museums, etc)⛱️ Not the best beaches in South America

How to get to Argentina

There aren’t really that many flights going to Argentina as you might think. You will most likely need to make a stopover from wherever you are living now. I highly recommend flying to Argentina as the distances over the road can be large (with the exception being taking the boat from Montevideo) 

Here are the most common direct flight routes:

  • From South America: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santiago de Chile, Bogotá
  • From North America: New York, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta
  • From Europe: Madrid, London, Rome, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
  • From Africa: Addis Ababa

Although it may look like a lot of destinations, most of these flights are once a day at the most. 

Best Places to live in Argentina

Buenos Aires really is your best option if you are looking to spend some time working remotely in Argentina. Cordobá is another city that I really like but it just doesn’t have the amount of things to do like in Buenos Aires and there are much fewer foreigners if you want to make friends with other expats. 

In the south, there are plenty of lovely small towns but I recommend only going there for a visit. We spent 3 weeks in El Calafate and there really isn’t much to do in the town apart from tourist things. Being a remote worker is more fun in Buenos Aires.

Where to find Accommodation

There are a ton of apartments to find on Airbnbs in Palermo and all around Buenos Aires. I suggest that you don’t overwhelm yourself by picking an area and looking there. 

🏨 Options to find an apartment in Buenos Aires

There are also some lovely places in excellent locations on Vrbo. Look at this one in the heart of Palermo Soho. 

What Area to Stay In Buenos Aires

Palermo is the best option for a 3 month stay in Buenos Aires. I highly recommend staying anywhere near the Botanic gardens as you get the best of Palermo while still having easy access to buses heading into the city center.

Another good area is near “Parque Las Heras”, though for the main eating options, I would try to base myself closer to Plaza Serrano. Another good neighborhood for a digital nomad to stay in is Belgrano. Find out more about Belgrano in our article here. 

Where to Work in Buenos Aires

There are three main possibilities of where you can actually get work done while you are in Buenos Aires

▪️ Work from Home

Most apartments are small in Buenos Aires as it is a highly densely populated city. This means that there probably won’t be many apartments equipped with a good table and chair. You will probably have to pay big bucks to get an apartment with a good working space. 

▪️ Co-working 

Joining a co-working is definitely the best option to get work done in Buenos Aires. It is not expensive compared to other big cities and it can be a great place to get some good work done. Check out Area tres or Selina Coworking for some great spaces to work and to meet like-minded people. 

▪️ Cafés 

Café are a bit hit and miss when it comes to working remotely. Most cafés are busy and don’t want you to sit there all day working. They are fine if you just want to get some work done for a few hours. Hotel cafés are often great because they can be empty during the day and usually have plenty of space. 

What is the Internet like in Argentina?

The internet speed in Argentina is not very high with an average download speed of 6.4Mbps according to Statista. The internet in Buenos Aires however is very good in my experience. 

It is important to know that Argentina is a big country and the internet can be good in one place and nonexistent in other places. 

In my experience, the internet has been very fast in the Airbnb where I am staying and the coworking where I am working. I am currently living in Palermo in Buenos Aires and the situation could be different in Patagonia but I haven’t had a problem in other places in Argentina either. 

Is Argentina cheap or expensive?

Argentina is one of the cheapest countries in the world right now due to having one of the weakest currencies in the world. 

Food, drink and transport (within cities) are really good value at the moment. Other things like imported goods and domestic travel are much more expensive.  An apartment in Buenos Aires will cost you between $500 and $1,000 a month if you sort through all of the overpriced apartments.

Is Argentina Safe to Live?

Personally speaking, Argentina is not a dangerous country to live in. There are areas to avoid of course but most of the time you will feel as safe there as anywhere else. Another great thing is that taxis are very cheap so you should definitely take a taxi at night. The regular safety advice should be followed and you will be fine.

We always get health insurance when we travel as you never know what’s going to happen. We recommend Safety Wing as it is affordable, easy to set up and available to everyone.

📌 Read more about safety in Buenos Aires in our full guide here.

Best things to do in Argentina

There are just so many things to do in Argentina that it would be impossible to write them down here. I did my best all the same and wrote about the best 50 things to do in Buenos Aires here. 

Outside of Buenos Aires, there are also amazing things to do. You can go hiking in Patagonia, explore the natural landscapes of Northern Argentina or explore the wine regions near Mendoza.  

Where to meet people in Argentina?

I would say the best way to meet people in Argentina is by getting involved in a tour or by joining a co-working. We met lots of people at Selina co-working and it was really easy to get to know people. Another way to meet people would be to join a yoga or dance class. 

And last but not least, you can also meet people by joining a language exchange group or taking a Spanish language class.

Speaking of which…..  

What about the language? Do people speak English in Argentina?

People speak Spanish in Argentina. The Spanish they speak is a little bit different from other parts of the Spanish-speaking world but once you get used to it, it is not any more difficult. I highly recommend getting a Spanish teacher from Argentina from Italki and take a few classes before you go. 

Final Thoughts

Argentina really is a great place to work remotely. You will have a blast and it doesn’t matter if you just want to party every night in Buenos Aires or you want to go snowboarding in Bariloche. 

There really is something for everyone here. There will be some things you don’t like and some things don’t make sense(why are the clothes so expensive???) but that is ok. Buenos Aires is nearly always at the top of nomadlist’s places to work remotely and we can definitely see why.

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