1. It is a one trick pony. I can't fly fast, can't carry big payload, can't dog fight and takes a shit-load of maintenance. The only advantage is that it may or may not be "invisible" to opponents. I am sure it outclasses any third world countries like Iran, Iraq, whatever. But against China or Russia this is a big if. And if not (invisible) then you are screwed big time. You bought a ton of trade-offs for one advantage that disappeared.
Take this as an example: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russias-s-500-f-35-or...
Or this one (dubious source) https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-24/russian-su-35-pilo...
2. The price of the two planes (Eurofighter vs. F35) is basically the same. Fact. So the price of the F35 is not really an issue. https://aviatia.net/eurofighter-vs-f35/
I am skeptical about the F32. It looks to me like a one trick pony. But an individual plane is not expensive (which is different from program costs). It is on par with the Eurofighter/Thyphoon.