Encarnación vs Florianópolis

According to the IBGE estimate, Florianópolis has 598 thousand residents in 2026, almost 11 thousand more in a year. The 2022 census counted 537 thousand.

OfficialIBGE: Florianópolis population estimate, 2024-2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

A two-room apartment in the Centro area, three blocks from the Costanera, is PYG 1.5 million; by the river in Ribera Bolik it is 2.2 million. New buildings on the waterfront start at 4 million.

SpecialistInfoCasas: two-bedroom 3 blocks from the Costanera, 1,500,000 guaraníes per month · checked 30 Sep 2026

A new 3-bedroom house in Cambyretá is $85k, in San Pedro $89k, and right by the waterfront in San Isidro $160k. In the expensive part of Cambyretá, up to $264k.

SpecialistInfoCasas: new 105 m² house with a pool in Cambyretá, $84,900 · checked 30 Sep 2026

A 384–440 m² plot on the outskirts (Ita Paso, La Esperanza) is PYG 115–180 million; in Quiteria on paved road, 330 million. In the centre, 500 m² is $110k.

SpecialistViaParaguay: 384 m² plot in Ita Paso, 200 m from Ruta 1, 115,000,000 guaraníes · checked 30 Sep 2026

By listings, a two-room apartment in Centro is about 4,500 reais a month, in Lagoa 4,500, in Itacorubi 5,700, in Campeche 6,600. The building fee (condomínio) and tax are on top.

SpecialistQuintoAndar: apartments for rent with two or more bedrooms, Centro · checked 29 Sep 2026

61.19 reais per m² a month in August 2026, fifth place among 22 capitals. Most expensive are Agronômica and Centro, cheaper are Ingleses and Capoeiras.

SpecialistFipeZAP Index: residential rent, August 2026 report, Florianópolis page · checked 29 Sep 2026

An apartment averages 13,531 reais per m² (August 2026), a two-room apartment 12,993. That is more than São Paulo; prices rose 8.2% over the year.

SpecialistFipeZAP Index: historical series of sale and rent prices by city, Florianópolis sheet · checked 29 Sep 2026

A house in Campeche by listings is 1.5–3.4 million reais (nine out of ten), one for 6.4 million. In total the results include 341 listings with three or more bedrooms.

SpecialistQuintoAndar: homes for sale with three or more bedrooms, Campeche · checked 29 Sep 2026

The price gap with Posadas is shrinking: the guaraní has strengthened from 7,800 to 5,900 per dollar, and merchants call sales sluggish. The advantage remains for some goods.

SpecialistFM 89.3: in Encarnación Argentines spend less, according to the head of the chamber of commerce · checked 30 Sep 2026

The minimum food basket in the country’s cities is PYG 412,618 per person, about 1.65 million for a family of four, roughly $280. There is no figure for the city itself.

SpecialistABC Color: INE data on monetary poverty for 2025, cost of baskets · checked 30 Sep 2026

The INE poverty line is PYG 933,108 per person, for a family of four 3.73 million a month without rent. With a two-room apartment in Centro (1.5–2.2 million) it comes to 5.2–5.9 million.

SpecialistABC Color: INE data on monetary poverty for 2025, cost of baskets · checked 30 Sep 2026

DIEESE's basic basket in August 2026 is 850.90 reais per adult. For a family of two adults and two children, about 2,550 a month.

SpecialistDIEESE: national basic food basket survey, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

DIEESE calculates that a family of four needed 7,566 reais a month in August 2026. The figure is one for the whole country and already includes housing; it does not reflect Florianópolis rents.

SpecialistDIEESE: nominal and necessary minimum wage by month · checked 29 Sep 2026

There are private schools in the city (Bautista, Divina Esperanza, Riogrande), but no prices for them. Nationally the typical level is PYG 0.9–1.5 million a month. Few are bilingual.

SpecialistRDN: private education in Paraguay, segments by size of monthly fee · checked 30 Sep 2026

In 2025, 150 schools with primary and secondary grades; more than half of the schools with younger grades are private. 37.5% of schoolchildren attend private schools.

OfficialIBGE Cidades based on INEP school census data: schools, students and teachers in Florianópolis, 2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Three well-known schools in the city (Energia, Catarinense, Bom Jesus): 1,544–3,033 reais a month according to Procon for 2023. Today it is more.

OfficialProcon Santa Catarina: survey of monthly school fees, 2023 (Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, Biguaçu) · checked 30 Sep 2026

Since July 2025 specialised care in Itapúa has moved to the new Hospital General de Itapúa, and there is also the private Sanatorio Itapúa. The most complex cases go to Asunción.

SpecialistABC Color: Hospital Regional de Encarnación reduces intake after the opening of Hospital General de Itapúa · checked 30 Sep 2026

Public: the Carmela Dutra maternity hospital in Centro and the university hospital in Trindade with a neonatal intensive care unit. A private option is Ilha Hospital in Pantanal.

OfficialBrazil's Ministry of Health, open data "Hospitals and Beds": entry for Maternidade Carmela Dutra · checked 29 Sep 2026

The bus to Asunción takes 4–7.5 hours, a ticket is PYG 120–150k ($20–25), about 16 departures a day. Night departures take about 5 hours.

SpecialistCheckMyBus: Encarnación - Asunción buses, travel time and number of departures · checked 30 Sep 2026

There are no scheduled flights from Encarnación. The nearest working airport is in Posadas across the bridge; from 1 November 2026 JetSMART flies from there to Buenos Aires from $66.

SpecialistAviacionline: with no flights in Encarnación, JetSMART urges Itapúa residents to fly from Posadas · checked 30 Sep 2026

The bridge is open around the clock. On weekdays the queue is 30–60 minutes, at weekends 2 hours or more. The train takes 8 minutes, a ticket is PYG 18,000, the bus 17,000.

SpecialistMisiones Online: how long the crossing from Posadas to Encarnación takes, joint border control · checked 30 Sep 2026

A trip paid in cash or by QR is 7.70 reais, with a resident card 6.20, with a tourist card 7.20. The express bus is 20 reais.

SpecialistConsórcio Fênix, city bus operator: fares and FAQ · checked 29 Sep 2026

July is the coldest: on average 16.2 degrees, about 22 by day and about 10 at night. Frosts are rare, but the station record is minus 6 degrees (June 1945).

SpecialistClimas y Viajes: climate of Encarnación, monthly averages 1991-2020 · checked 30 Sep 2026

January: on average 27 degrees, about 33 by day and about 21 at night. Heat waves above 35 occur from September to March; the station record is 42 degrees (December 2008).

SpecialistClimas y Viajes: climate of Encarnación, monthly averages 1991-2020 · checked 30 Sep 2026

About 1,760 mm a year, no dry season: the driest month, July, has 105 mm, the wettest, October, 180 mm. The daily record is 268 mm (December 1997).

SpecialistClimas y Viajes: climate of Encarnación, monthly averages 1991-2020 · checked 30 Sep 2026

July is the coolest month: on average from 13.3°C at night to 20.4°C by day. No frost, but not beach weather either, and it rains 9 days a month.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026

February is the warmest month: on average from 21.8°C at night to 28.4°C by day. It is also the rainiest month, almost 200 mm.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026

About 1,540 mm a year and 144 days with rain. It pours most in summer, from January to March, and is driest in June.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026

Itapúa is fourth in the country for homicides: 46 intentional ones in January–August 2026. The outlet names Cambyretá as a risk zone. There is no data by city district.

SpecialistABC Color: stronger security in Itapúa ahead of the Mundial de Rally, Ministerio Público statistics · checked 30 Sep 2026

25 homicides in 2025 against 31 in 2024. For 587 thousand residents that is about 4 per 100 thousand.

OfficialSSP-SC: monthly indicators bulletin, December 2025, homicides by municipality · checked 29 Sep 2026

Home fibre: Claro 100 Mbit/s symmetric for PYG 95k, Personal 400 Mbit/s for 150k ($16–25). Coverage is built block by block.

SpecialistClaro Paraguay: 100 Mbit/s symmetric internet, 95,000 guaraníes · checked 30 Sep 2026

Fiber of 350–1000 Mbps costs about 80–120 reais a month: Claro 600 Mbps, 99.90; Vivo 700, 100.00. The average measured speed in the city is 202 Mbps.

SpecialistMinha Conexão: internet in Florianópolis, provider ranking and cheapest plans · checked 1 Oct 2026

Electricity is on an ANDE tariff that varies by hour: at peak hours (12–16 and 18–22) it is PYG 669 per kilowatt-hour, against the previous 404. There is no separate tariff for the city.

SpecialistABC Color: new ANDE tariff scheme, peak-hour rates 65% higher · checked 30 Sep 2026

Water is supplied by ESSAP: PYG 1,767 per m³ up to 15 m³ plus a fixed charge of 8,236 (the general 2018 tariff). About 60% of the city is covered by water; sewerage is run by EBY, not ESSAP.

SpecialistABC Color: ESSAP head on the Encarnación municipality's lawsuit: water coverage about 60%, sewerage handled by EBY · checked 29 Sep 2026

Cooking is done on cylinder gas: a 10 kg cylinder costs PYG 110–125k ($19–21) nationwide. About half of homes cook on gas, a third on electricity.

SpecialistLa Nación: gas price to rise by an average of 500 guaraníes per kg, the 10 kg cylinder to go up to 110,000 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Water is supplied by CASAN. On 2–3 September 2026, because of a burst water main, 28 districts, including Centro and Trindade, were left without normal supply.

OfficialARESC, state regulator: notice of a water main break in Florianópolis, 3 September 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

CASAN water: 29.49 reais a month fixed plus 1.96 / 9.11 / 12.18 / 15.32 per m³ by band. At 15 m³ water is 94.64, with sewage 189.28 reais.

OfficialARESC: CASAN water and sewerage bill calculation file (residential tariff) · checked 30 Sep 2026

CELESC from 22 August 2026: 0.760 reais per kWh before taxes. For 300 kWh this is 227.93 reais before taxes, about 299 with taxes by the calculator site's estimate.

SpecialistEnergy calculator: CELESC tariff for a home from 22 August 2026 (based on ANEEL data) · checked 30 Sep 2026

The SCGás network in the center is only being built (since 16 July 2026); tariff 7.14 reais per m³. A 13 kg cylinder averages 127 reais according to ANP (6 points).

OfficialSCGás: residential gas tariff from 1 July 2026, single tier · checked 30 Sep 2026