Comodoro Rivadavia relocation guide
Living in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Choose a home around your daily trips. Comodoro has separate northern bus services, advertised rentals in Palazzo and Km5, and healthcare rules tied to residence status.
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The short answer
Comodoro Rivadavia's Petroleum Museum is in General Mosconi, known as Km3. Nearby Rada Tilly offers a coastal beach outing in a separate municipality. When choosing a home, compare heating, wind exposure and daily travel, alongside the rent and any shared charges.
- Four Atria monthly offers range from US$197.76 to US$593.28, before the extra charges in each advertisement.
- Chubut charges foreign patients in transitory or provisional residence categories for provincial public care. Emergency treatment remains protected.
- The official English-bilingual Abraham Lincoln authorization covers primary and secondary school from 2026. Ask the school about places and fees.
Would Comodoro work for you?
The 2022 census counted 201,854 residents in Comodoro Rivadavia. Rada Tilly is a separate municipality. Do not use the larger department or two-city labor-market population as the city count.1,
What do the advertised rentals cost?
| Property | Monthly rent | Advertised details |
|---|---|---|
| Palazzo studio, AAP10475342 | US$197.76ARS300,000 | Shared patio and shared services |
| Dr. Mariano González 993, Palazzo | US$263.68ARS400,000 | Integrated living and sleeping room, services extra |
| Palazzo apartment, AAP10472346 | US$296.64ARS450,000 | Two bedrooms, shared patio and services |
| Segurola 708, Km5 | US$593.28ARS900,000 | Two bedrooms, patio, services extra, pets advertised |
Atria asks for an applicant and guarantor with acceptable Veraz credit records. The Km5 house also expressly asks for documented income. Ask whether your foreign documents and proposed guarantee will qualify.7,
Check the bus operator for your address
The city announced MR routes for August 2026, including extensions of lines 3, 4 and 5 into Barrio Industrial. Northern lines 10D, 11F and 11G are separately operated by Transporte Diadema SA. Confirm the route and current departure time for your exact trip.12,
Qualifying SUBE transfers became free from October 1, 2026. The second trip must fall within two hours, with at least fifteen minutes between trips. A current base fare is still needed to price your travel.13,
Arrange healthcare and school places early
Chubut Law I 798 charges foreign patients in transitory and provisional residence categories for provincial public care. Urgent, emergency and life-saving care must still be provided regardless of immigration status. The province can recover costs afterward.5
Resolution 1372/2025 authorizes the English-bilingual Abraham Lincoln primary and secondary schools at Escalada 1567 from the 2026 school year. Authorization is separate from admission, current fees and an available place.6,
Plan for the airport climate, then inspect the home
At Comodoro Rivadavia Aero, the 1991 to 2020 mean temperature was 19.8°C in January and 6.7°C in July. The wind table uses a different period, 2011 to 2020, with an annual mean of 20.3 km/h. Ask about heating, windows and wind exposure at the actual home.10
Plan your next step
- Rent. Compare the four properties and their extra charges.
- Neighborhoods. Use the municipal boundaries to check an address.
- Getting around. Separate MR routes from northern services.
- Healthcare. Match your residence status to care and payment arrangements.
- Families. Plan school and medical journeys.
- Weather. Read the airport normals and their separate periods.
- Schools. Ask about admission, fees and the teaching arrangements.
- LGBTQ+. Plan privacy, support and household-specific services.
Questions people ask
How big is Comodoro Rivadavia?
The municipality reports 201,854 residents in the 2022 census. That count excludes Rada Tilly and is not a 2026 estimate.
How much is rent in Comodoro Rivadavia?
Four Atria monthly advertisements read October 10 range from US$197.76 (ARS300,000) for a Palazzo studio to US$593.28 (ARS900,000) for a Km5 house. Extra charges and availability vary. These are individual offers, not a market average.
Can I use public healthcare as a foreigner?
Your residence category matters. Chubut Law I 798 charges foreign transitory and provisional residents for provincial public care. Emergency care remains available regardless of status, with possible later cost recovery. Ask the facility about your documents and payment arrangements.
Is there an English-bilingual school?
Chubut authorized Abraham Lincoln primary and secondary schools as English-bilingual from 2026. Ask the school about teaching arrangements, admission, fees and places for your child.
Can I work from home?
SCPL advertises symmetrical fiber plans, but the exact address must qualify. Confirm installation and test the connection. Workhouse also advertises desks and offices, with prices and availability to confirm.
Is Rada Tilly a Comodoro neighborhood?
No. It is a separate municipality. Treat its beach and promenade as a nearby outing, and check the journey from your home.
What time zone does Comodoro use?
Use America/Argentina/Catamarca, the IANA zone covering Chubut.
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Sources and how we check them
Sources and how we check them23 sources
Every figure on this page comes from the official or primary source listed here. We checked them in . Rules and prices change, so confirm anything important with the source before you act on it.
- Municipalidad de Rada Tilly, coastal walks and attractions (opens in a new tab)
- BCRA, U.S. dollar quotes for October 8 and 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- BCRA, U.S. dollar reference quote, October 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- IANA Time Zone Database, zone.tab (opens in a new tab)
- Chubut Law I 798, foreign-patient public healthcare charges (opens in a new tab)
- Chubut Ministry of Education, Resolution 1372/2025 bilingual Abraham Lincoln schools from 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Atria Propiedades, Palazzo studio AAP10475342 (opens in a new tab)
- Atria Propiedades, Comodoro Rivadavia apartment inventory (opens in a new tab)
- Workhouse Comodoro Rivadavia, coworking operator services and contact (opens in a new tab)
- Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, 1991 to 2020 climatological normals, 2023 publication (opens in a new tab)
- Comodoro Rivadavia municipality, 2022 census results (opens in a new tab)
- Concejo Deliberante de Comodoro Rivadavia, northern routes tender and public hearing, October 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Municipalidad de Comodoro Rivadavia, October combined bus ticket announcement, September 29, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Atria Propiedades, Segurola 708 house in Km5 (opens in a new tab)
- SCPL Fibra, current fiber internet plans and coverage (opens in a new tab)
- Atria Propiedades, Dr. Mariano González 993 studio (opens in a new tab)
- Municipalidad de Comodoro Rivadavia, new public transport routes, July 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Atria Propiedades, two-bedroom Palazzo apartment AAP10472346 (opens in a new tab)
- SCPL Fibra, subscriber terms and conditions (opens in a new tab)
- Chubut Ministry of Education, original Resolution 1372/2025 bilingual authorization (opens in a new tab)
- Concejo Deliberante de Comodoro Rivadavia, September 24, 2026 transport fare hearing resolution vote (opens in a new tab)
- Atria Propiedades, current Comodoro Rivadavia property listings (opens in a new tab)
- Comodoro Turismo, National Petroleum Museum (opens in a new tab)
Cerro Chenque seen from Comodoro Rivadavia's coast, photographed in October 2024. Resized and converted to WebP. The social preview is cropped and converted to PNG. Hero photo by Bibliotecaria-dai, CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab), from Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab).