Rents skyrocketed: how much are they asking now for a 2-room apartment in each neighborhood of the City

Entering a rental in the City of Buenos Aires becomes more and more expensive.

Tenant families trying to initiate a lease continue to find themselves with 

, and

.

According to a survey of the real estate portal Zonaprop, carried out based on

, during the year

the cost of rentals in the Capital increased an average of

.

In other words, the owners are now asking for

as much as a year ago.

Rents, thus, rose in the last 12 months even 

general inflation (which, with 94.8% per year, was the highest in three decades).

In addition, according to the report, in the last

rental values ​​rose 203%: they

.

Beyond the constant debate on the causes of the phenomenon, and on the role of the new Rental Law, the concrete thing is that

was formed that is key for all parties to know.

What is paid today to enter a rental is almost double what it was a year ago.

Photo: German Garcia Adrasti.

The new map of rental values ​​in the City of Buenos Aires

Currently, for the rental of a

in Capital they are asking

per month, which applies only for the

, since then the contract must have adjustments every 12 months based on an official index.

For a

apartment , if a year ago they required $46,890 per month, that amount has already risen to 

.

And renting a

unit  is now worth around

 per month, always according to the Zonaprop records that

accessed .

Now, all these are

, but the truth is that from neighborhood to neighborhood there are very important differences, both in prices and in

.

In certain areas, in fact, rents became

expensive in 2022, while in others up to 

.

The cheapest and most expensive areas of Buenos Aires today to rent a 2-room apartment

Considering a

apartment with a balcony, with a surface area of ​​50 square meters, the report showed that the most expensive Buenos Aires neighborhood to rent is by far 

, where the average price came to be

.

Among the most expensive neighborhoods to rent a similar property, 

with

,

with

,

with

 and 

with

.

As examples of an

price level,  neighborhoods such as

(

per month), Villa Gral Miter ($92,462), Monte Castro ($89,038), San Cristobal ($86,905) and

(

) are now mentioned.

.

While the

districts of Buenos Aires to rent are currently

(

per month),

(

),

(

), San Nicolás ($73,821), Monserrat ($74,609) and Mataderos ($75,128), according to Zonaprop.

Puerto Madero leads the price ranking and Floresta appears at the opposite end.

Photo: Martin Bonetto.

In which neighborhoods did the price of renting a 2-room apartment increase the most and in which least?

For their part, when they compare 

in each area during 2022, it emerges that the neighborhoods with the hardest increases were

(

with an 

average increase of

(

),

(

), 

(

) and

(

).

The

neighborhoods with the highest increases are completed with Villa Ortúzar (109%), Recoleta (108%), San Cristóbal (107%), Retiro (104%) and Villa Urquiza (103%).

At the other extreme, the places where

the cost of renting

(

), 

(

), 

(

), 

(

), Parque Patricios (80%), Flores (81%) and Puerto Madero (82%), according to the report. 

Renting in La Boca now costs $81,734 per month, 116% more than a year ago.

Photos: Emmanuel Fernandez.

Low supply and high demand in an uncertain scenario

Leandro Molina, commercial director of Zonaprop, explained to

 that the supply of rental properties "

since the Ley de Leas came into effect", although "there are still owners who decide to turn to traditional rentals" (in instead of using their homes for temporary contracts or other businesses).

The question is

now to hand over their property, as required by law, for at least

 and with

 that cannot be agreed upon in advance, but rather will be set based on an index published month by month by the Central Bank averaging the official statistics of inflation and salary increases.

"Prices have increased almost 100% in 2022. This is due to the

and

seen in the market, accompanied by a

," Molina analyzed. 

And he predicted: "Until there is

regarding the change in law that helps the owner and the tenant,

of prices or growth in supply in the short term."

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