Philippines
Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Portugal = 1×
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.71×
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 Philippines 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×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Portugal — but Diesel 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.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.87
Philippines €0.18 USD 0.209
Portugal €0.21 USD 0.239
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.83
Philippines €824.16 PHP 57,990
Portugal €989.00 EUR 989
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.62
Philippines €36.94 PHP 2,599
Portugal €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.59
Philippines €1.16 USD 1.322
Portugal €1.97 USD 2.248
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.56
Philippines €1.11 USD 1.261
Portugal €1.96 USD 2.235
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+3%
in EUR
It rose 19% in local currency, but 3% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.