Portugal
Compared with Japan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Japan = 1×
Portugal
vs
Japan
Overall verdict
Portugal is about 1.52× Japan.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Japan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Japan. A bar running right means Portugal 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 Japan
Japan = 1×
Portugal is pricier →
Japan
Japan = 1×
Portugal is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Portugal, Diesel 1L costs 2.3× what it does in Japan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.29Portugal
¥364
USD 2.235Japan
¥159
USD 0.976
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.16Portugal
¥366
USD 2.248Japan
¥169
USD 1.041
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.00Portugal
¥24
USD 0.15Japan
¥12
USD 0.075
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.29Portugal
¥184,356
EUR 989Japan
¥142,800
JPY 142,800
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27Portugal
¥11,183
EUR 59.99Japan
¥8,778
JPY 8,778
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.05Portugal
¥38
USD 0.239Japan
¥36
USD 0.227
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