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I checked prices on some sites and have feeling of strong misunderstanding: according to Wikw the currency os peso, but prices are in '$'. Moreover, the price seems to be unreasonably high, please see screenshot.

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From my standpoint, almost USD 12k is weird (you can buy used big 4WD in Europe within 2K or less), so I believe I just misunderstand something.

Could you please explain how much it really costs (in USD or EUR) and why such a way to display prices?

p.s. tried to compare how it'll be cheaper to travel across SA: by public transport or buy something like that.

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The dollar sign derives from an abbreviation for the Spanish-American peso, the currency from which the US dollar itself derives. Many countries use this sign for their currencies. Any use of the sign without further specifying the currency is therefore ambiguous, which is why ISO currency codes exist.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar.

Argentina is among the many countries using this sign for their currency. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_peso:

The peso (originally established as the peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies.

phoog
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You will probably find that higher-value items (e.g. real estate) are priced in US dollars in Argentina. These will be marked as US$ as the dollar sign on its own means Argentine Pesos (currency code ARS).

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