From Ambito · José Luis Cieri · · 1m 30s
Expensas por las nubes superan $340.000
Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, with 38.13% annual rise.
In brief
Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, with 38.13% annual rise. Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, 38.13% annual increase. Originally reported by Ambito.
Expensas en Argentina
Argentina's residential expensas reached $341,477 per unit in October, the highest historically.
Monthly and annual rise
Monthly increase reached 3.12%, annual rise 38.13%, nearly five points above inflation.
Cost drivers
Salaries, utilities, common area maintenance and service fees make up 75.1% of expensas.
Salary costs
Salaries represent 24.2% of expensas, averaging $82,637 per unit.
Public services
Utilities account for 18% of expensas, averaging $61,466 per unit.
Common area maintenance
Common area maintenance costs 17%, averaging $58,051 per unit.
Service fees
Service fees, including elevators and water pumps, total 15.9% of expensas.
Octopus report
Octopus Proptech's report shows 94.88% cobrabilidad in October, up from 94.56% in September.
Debt concentration
Debt exceeding one monthly expensa grew from 10% to 12.2% of consorcios in a year.
Debt impact
Debt per $100 of expensas fell from $37.57 to $34.15 in a year, despite rising debt levels.
Legal obligations
Law requires all property owners to pay expensas, even if they no longer use common areas.
Current arrears
17-20% of property owners face payment delays, with some cases reaching 25%.
Judicial action
Judicial collections for expensas rose in the first half of 2026 compared to 2025.
What to remember
Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, 38.13% annual increase.
