McDonald's combo menu prices, Porto Alegre, Brazil Example: Bausch & Lomb Multi-Purpose Solution, made in Brazil, 350 ml, R$53.00. Contact lens solution is oddly expensive even though it is made in Brazil.High quality printer paper is notably harder to find. Stationery is more expensive and has less variety in Brazil.Dior Hypnotic Poison, 50 ml, is R$250.00 if you go out of your way to get a good price (i.e., not at the mall) that's still about 30% more expensive than a mall price in North America. As a luxury, perfume is also highly taxed.When Brazilians travel overseas they always return home loaded with electronics for themselves or family and friends. Back in North America, the same model iPad was US$475.00 including sales tax, making the Brazilian price 60% greater. An example: the Apple iPad2, 16GB, wifi model was R$1399.00 or US$764.00 at several different electronics stores in Sao Paulo (April 2012). Consumer electronics (laptops, big screen TVs, iPhones) are vastly more expensive due to tariffs since they are perceived as luxury goods.Things that are more expensive in Brazil than in USA/Canada
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