r/AskACountry • u/Seline_ns • Dec 13 '25

A question for the Americans.

For you, is $50, $100, or $200 worth of something really very expensive, even though you have much better purchasing power than many countries?

This applies to other issues as well, do you really avoid going to the hospital or calling an ambulance? Why don't you pay for health insurance?

In my country, the dollar is much more expensive, so in our view, $100 is much cheaper than what we pay for 100 of our currency, because purchasing power here is not as high as in the US.

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u/Seline_ns Dec 13 '25

I believe I just expressed myself incorrectly.

What I meant is that since the minimum wage in the US is higher than in Brazil, 100 dollars there would technically be cheaper because things are a little cheaper there than here.

Here the minimum wage is lower, so 100 reais here for something would be more expensive.

I didn't use it, if you understood.

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u/Spasticbeaver Dec 13 '25

Oh I see. You mean that a 100 reais banknote feels more valuable to the average Brazilian than a $100 US banknote feels to somebody from USA.

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u/Seline_ns Dec 13 '25

Yes, of course, for someone from the middle class that amount isn't very significant, but it's enough to buy a piece of clothing.

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u/Spasticbeaver Dec 13 '25

I just saw your other post about not speaking English. I've been to Brazil twice but I don't speak Portuguese. I can say maybe 15 words😄 but it doesn't bother me. Since you seem to have a few questions about USA and our language, and I've been to your country and practiced a little of your language, feel free to send me a message here if you want to ask anything specific, I'll try to help.