Can you retire in Argentina on Social Security?

For many retirees, yes. The average US Social Security retirement cheque lands around $2,000 a month, which clears CostLiving’s moderate benchmark for Argentina of $1,675 with margin to spare, and nearly reaches the $2,025 moderate tier in Buenos Aires itself. In interior cities like Córdoba, Rosario or Mendoza, $2,000 a month funds a genuinely comfortable retirement: one-bed rents run $300 to $500, food is around $380 a month at the moderate tier, and private healthcare, which most expat retirees choose, is inexpensive by US standards. The practical hurdles are administrative rather than financial. Argentina’s retirement-visa route requires proof of stable foreign income, transferring money in efficiently takes some setup, and peso inflation rewards keeping savings in dollars and converting as you go. Couples do even better, since shared housing pushes per-person costs well below the solo benchmarks. Start with our Argentina cost of living page for the tier-by-tier picture.