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MONTHLY REPORT

Buenos Aires rental market: September 2026

Prices, inventory, and trends across 22 barrios and 69,801 listings.

All prices in USD.

Market snapshot
Key figures for September 2026
$1,033
1-bedroom direct furnished
$1,517
2-bedroom direct furnished
27,412
Airbnb listings
26,558
Direct listings
27%
Airbnb premium
22
Barrios covered
In expat neighborhoods (Palermo, Recoleta, Belgrano, Villa Crespo), the median one-bedroom on Airbnb is $1,415/mo vs $1,086/mo for a furnished direct rental: $329/mo savings (23%).
What tenants actually pay
Average share of each component in a direct rental, city-wide
Base rent
$611
Building fees
$114
Utilities
$78
Guarantee
$42
Broker fee
$26
All-in total
$871

Building fees and utilities add $192/mo on top of the advertised rent. Most tenants only discover this after signing.

Based on 17,262 direct rental listings. All-in includes: rent, building fees (expensas), estimated utilities, guarantee, and broker fee where applicable.
Prices by neighborhood
One-bedroom all-in monthly prices across Buenos Aires neighborhoods
Neighborhood 1-bedroom Airbnb Direct furnished Direct unfurnished Listings
Constitución $1,023 $834 -18% $582 219
Balvanera $1,009 $875 -13% $613 760
San Nicolás $1,215 $814 -33% $620 1091
Monserrat $1,110 $850 -23% $629 710
San Cristóbal $1,025 $917 -11% $632 147
Almagro $1,112 $894 -20% $644 821
Caballito $1,092 $992 -9% $657 618
Chacarita $1,187 $1,046 -12% $689 252
San Telmo $1,152 $946 -18% $703 436
Recoleta $1,344 $1,005 -25% $707 2047
Olivos $1,652 $994 -40% $732 112
Retiro $1,260 $908 -28% $733 680
Vicente López $1,429 $1,501 --5% $735 387
Villa Crespo $1,141 $996 -13% $745 654
Coghlan $1,169 $1,027 -12% $747 75
Villa Urquiza $1,323 $1,024 -23% $756 416
Belgrano $1,402 $1,091 -22% $768 994
Colegiales $1,458 $1,058 -27% $781 499
Núñez $1,430 $1,197 -16% $818 415
Villa Ortúzar $882 $1,342 --52% $818 77
Palermo $1,487 $1,163 -22% $819 4814
Puerto Madero $2,791 $2,140 -23% $1,898 557
One-bedroom medians, all-in monthly (USD). Sorted by unfurnished direct price ascending. Savings percentage compares furnished direct to Airbnb.
Amenity prevalence
Percentage of 69,801 listings city-wide with each feature
AC
79%
Washer
40%
Elevator
58%
Balcony
69%
Pool
27%
Doorman
19%
Gym
25%
Dishwasher
5%
Parking
32%
Based on structured data extracted from listing descriptions and photos.
Methodology

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Full UACI methodology

How this data is collected and processed+

Data sources: Airbnb, Argenprop, Zonaprop, and MercadoLibre, scraped daily across the Buenos Aires metro area. Prices converted to USD at the current blue rate via dolarapi.com.

Statistical trimming: bottom 10% and top 20% of prices removed per segment to exclude outliers, bait listings, and luxury properties that distort medians. Minimum $200/mo filter applied.

Furnished classification uses three signals: is_furnished flag, has_wardrobe flag, and description keywords (amoblado, amueblado, equipado). Bed capacity from photo analysis supplements text signals.

All-in monthly cost includes base rent, building fees (expensas), estimated utilities ($40 + $4 per sqm + AC surcharge), amortized guarantee, and amortized broker fee. Airbnb prices include all platform fees and taxes.

Data is refreshed weekly. Reports are published monthly, typically within the first week.

FAQ
How much does it cost to rent in Buenos Aires?+
The median all-in cost for a 1BR apartment in Buenos Aires is $1,094/month, including rent, expensas (building fees), and estimated utilities. Based on 69,801 active listings from Airbnb, Argenprop, Zonaprop, and MercadoLibre.
What are expensas?+
Expensas are monthly building fees covering maintenance, security, cleaning, and shared utilities. They add a median $114/month on top of base rent in Buenos Aires.
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