# Expensas por las nubes superan $340.000

> Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, with 38.13% annual rise.
- Title: Expensas por las nubes superan $340.000 · Ambito | Shortify
- Summary: Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, with 38.13% annual rise. argentina, expensas, residential · reported by Ambito.
- Keywords: argentina, expensas, residential, consorcios, deuda, morosidad, octubre, salarios, servicios públicos, mantenimiento, Ambito
- Source: Ambito — https://ambito.com/real-estate/expensas-las-nubes-ya-superan-los-340000-y-cada-vez-mas-propietarios-dejan-pagar-n6344564
- Author: José Luis Cieri
- Published: 2026-11-12T20:51:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: argentina, expensas, residential, consorcios, deuda, morosidad, octubre, salarios, servicios públicos, mantenimiento, business, money
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Argentina's residential expensas hit $341,477 per unit in October, 38.13% annual increase.