United States

Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Portugal = 1×

United States vs

Portugal

Overall verdict

United States is about 0.65× 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 United States 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×

United States is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.88
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.74
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.56
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.50

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

In United States, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 0.9× what it does in Portugal — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.88

United States €52.72 USD 59.99

Portugal €59.99 EUR 59.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79

United States €0.16 USD 0.188

Portugal €0.21 USD 0.239

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.74

United States €728.51 USD 829

Portugal €989.00 EUR 989

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.61

United States €1.19 USD 1.356

Portugal €1.96 USD 2.235

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.51

United States €1.01 USD 1.146

Portugal €1.97 USD 2.248

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.32

United States €0.04 USD 0.048

Portugal €0.13 USD 0.15

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com