Where to study and what it costs

A week of group intensive Spanish at a private school in Buenos Aires costs from about USD 175 to USD 320 at the prices we found. University-run courses are another option, but their fees were not on the pages we could read.

Prices below are in US dollars or euros, as each school lists them.

One week of group classes

These are prices for short bookings. Schools teach different numbers of lessons a week, so compare hours before you book.

The same comparison site lists Expanish at EUR 228 offer and EUR 240 list.

Longer courses cost less per week

• Vamos: USD 122.5 a week for its longest bookings. A semi-intensive course, with fewer hours, costs USD 120 a week.
• Expanish: EUR 168 a week for its longest bookings. A heavier timetable costs EUR 340 a week.
• Expanish long-term programmes run from EUR 2,592 for the shortest to EUR 6,720 for the longest.

If you work during the day, Expanish also runs an evening group course for expats at EUR 190 a month.

Private lessons

• Vamos sells private lessons in packs. In person, they run from USD 125 for the smallest pack to USD 750 for the largest. Online, from USD 125 to USD 1,100.
• Expanish charges EUR 52 a lesson, in person or online.

Fees and extras

• Enrolment and materials fee at Vamos: USD 0.
• Registration fee at Expanish: EUR 0.
• A homestay with half board through Expanish: EUR 330 a week.
• Vamos sells a short survival crash course for USD 50.

University-run courses

UBA Laboratorio de Idiomas, at the University of Buenos Aires' Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, teaches Spanish to foreigners.

• Formats: level courses and workshops, in two-month, four-month and monthly versions, online and in person.
• Minimum age: 16 years.
• When we checked, the UBA page listed a two-month course from 19 October 2026 to 12 December 2026, with enrolment from 21 September 2026 to 16 October 2026. Check the UBA page for later courses.
• It also runs an intermediate Spanish certificate, the CEI (Certificado de Español Intermedio).
• We did not find its fees on the pages we could read.

CUI, the Centro Universitario de Idiomas, runs Spanish courses for international students through a separate site, cuispanish.com. Its general group courses are two-month intensives. Prices were not on its main page.

Before you choose

• Prices change. The Vamos list is dated February 2026. The Expanish page states no year. The comparison site shows both an offer and a list price.
• One school's own price page did not load for us, so its figure comes from the comparison site.
• No source we found makes a Spanish course part of a residence application, and the 2025 decree that rewrote the migration rules contains no language test.

What to do next

If you want a certificate at the end, read the CELU certificate. To start with the words that matter first, read Spanish for paperwork.