Boarding houses and affordable housing

Prices and vocabulary (reference)

Boarding houses/rooms from ~$5,000–$8,000/month (reference), often with no contract, deposit or guarantor. Market terms: "sin garantía", "por LUC", "pieza", "habitación en casa de familia", "casa compartida", "pensión familiar".

Where to search

Real monthly-rental classifieds: Evisos, MercadoLibre, GallitoWeb and immigrant Facebook groups. Avoid per-night tourist booking sites (Booking, Hostelworld, cozycozy, a-hotel): they are for tourists, not for staying.