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Simulation: How much housing can you buy with your salary in June 2026?
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Simulation: How much housing can you buy with your salary in June 2026?

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The gap between housing prices and salaries in Argentina has narrowed slightly due to a stable dollar and modest wage increases, though incomes still lag behind inflation.
  • A simulation shows that buying a 50-square-meter, two-room apartment in Buenos Aires requires significant income or many years of saving.
  • In Puerto Madero, the most expensive neighborhood, a worker would need nearly 35.4 years of their full salary to afford a 50-square-meter apartment, assuming 100% savings.

The persistent challenge of housing affordability in Argentina remains a focal point, driven by a widening gap between income levels and property prices. While the dollar has stabilized and wages have seen a slight increase, they continue to trail behind inflation, making traditional homeownership increasingly difficult for many.

Recent data from INDEC indicates a real increase of 22.3% in private sector wages for unregistered workers between November 2023 and October 2025. During the same period, the price per square meter in the real estate market grew by only 7%. The minimum wage, a key indicator of purchasing power, stood at $352,400 monthly as of March 1, 2026.

According to INDEC's fourth-quarter 2025 data, the average income for employed individuals in Argentina was $1,068,540 per month. In this market, where property prices are dollar-denominated and access to credit remains limited, a simulation was conducted to assess the feasibility of purchasing a two-room, 50-square-meter apartment in five Buenos Aires neighborhoods: Puerto Madero, Núñez, Palermo, Villa del Parque, and La Boca.

The simulation used data from Zonaprop for square meter values, converted to dollars, and cross-referenced with the official dollar exchange rate and average income figures from INDEC. The results highlight significant disparities. In Puerto Madero, the most exclusive area, a 50-square-meter apartment averages $6,140 per square meter, totaling approximately $307,000. At an official exchange rate of $1,480 per dollar, this amounts to about $454.3 million Argentine pesos. Based on the average INDEC income, a worker would need nearly 35.4 years of their entire salary, assuming 100% savings and no changes in property values or income, to afford such a purchase.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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