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Raspberry Pi has all the Ethernet hardware on the board, a PIC is just the processor, you still need the magnetics and power source and connector.  Also Pi's run Linux OS, you have to write your own for PIC or use libraries in a development environment.  Cost wise, the Pi is complete and ready to go, a PIC is cheaper for the MCU but when you add all the hardware costs and PCB there probably isn't much difference between them.

Brian.