Australia

Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Portugal = 1×

Australia vs

Portugal

Overall verdict

Australia is about 0.80× Portugal.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Portugal = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Portugal. A bar running right means Australia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

Portugal Portugal = 1×

Australia is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.92
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.88
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.87
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.59

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.1× what it does in Portugal — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.08

Australia €0.22 USD 0.259

Portugal €0.21 USD 0.239

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.92

Australia €55.18 AUD 89.95

Portugal €59.99 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.87

Australia €858.25 AUD 1,399

Portugal €989.00 EUR 989

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.72

Australia €0.09 USD 0.108

Portugal €0.13 USD 0.15

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64

Australia €1.25 USD 1.421

Portugal €1.96 USD 2.235

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.55

Australia €1.09 USD 1.239

Portugal €1.97 USD 2.248

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com