Belgium
Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Portugal = 1×
Belgium
vs
Portugal
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 0.99× Portugal.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Portugal = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Portugal. A bar running right means Belgium 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×
Belgium is pricier →
Portugal
Portugal = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Portugal — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.70Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406Portugal
€0.21
USD 0.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36Portugal
€1.96
USD 2.235
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00Belgium
€59.99
EUR 59.99Portugal
€59.99
EUR 59.99
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.98Belgium
€969.00
EUR 969Portugal
€989.00
EUR 989
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.94Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123Portugal
€1.97
USD 2.248
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.58Belgium
€0.07
USD 0.087Portugal
€0.13
USD 0.15
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