how much to win to be middle class in CABA

This threshold is established from the value of the Total basic basket (CBT)which in March was $ 1,443,414. To enter the middle class segment, household income must be located between 1.25 and 4 times that amountaccording to the stratification system used by the body.

Meanwhile, homes with income between The value of the CBT and up to 1.25 times that figure (that is, between $ 1,443,414 and $ 1,804,266) are classified as part of the Fragile middle sector either Low middle class.

Above the middle class, IDECBA considers that a home belongs to the accommodated sectors or upper class If your monthly income exceeds $ 5,773,654equivalent to 4 times or more the value of the CBT.

Social radiography in the city

The 2024 second quarter report shows that:

• He 49.5% of households Buenos Aires are considered middle classwhich is equivalent to 669,000 homes and more than 1.4 million people.

• A 10.6% is part of the Low middle class.

• He 22.1% is in a situation of poverty.

• He 7.3% is under the line of indigence.

• A 8.1% It belongs to the High class.

IDECBA uses a basket system that calculates how much a home must enter to cover a basic set of goods and services necessary to sustain an acceptable standard of living in the city. This approach not only takes into account food, but also housing, transport, health, education and recreation.

Basic baskets in Greater Buenos Aires: How much do you need not to be poor?

According to INDEC, a family type of four members needed in March $ 1,100,267 Not to be considered poor In Greater Buenos Aires. Not to fall into the indigencethe minimum income required was $ 495,616.

These values ​​are detached from the monthly update of the Total basic basket (CBT) and the Basic food basket (CBA). The CBA, which contemplates only essential foods, went up 5.9% In March, registering its greatest monthly increase since March 2024. This acceleration occurred in line with the increase in food category (+4.7%), which had a strong impact on general inflation, especially driven by increases in increases in meats, derivatives and vegetables.

CBT, which in addition to food includes other basic expenses such as transport, health, education and clothing, increased a 4% In the month, its greatest variation since August last year.

If the evolution is observed in the last 12 months, both baskets grew below the general inflation index. Between March 2024 and March 2025:

• The Total basic basket (CBT) went up 42.3%.

• The Basic food basket (CBA) increase 38.4%.

• Instead, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) He advanced 66.9% In that same period.