Australia
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.25×
Turkey.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. A bar running right means Australia 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
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.4× what it does in Turkey — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×5.40
Australia TRY 4.80 USD 0.108
Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.87
Australia TRY 11.52 USD 0.259
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.40
Australia TRY 2,972 AUD 89.95
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.96
Australia TRY 245.97 AUD 8.5
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.90
Australia TRY 66.32 USD 1.421
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.89
Australia TRY 57.83 USD 1.239
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.54
Australia TRY 46,224 AUD 1,399
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+500%
in TRY
It rose 30% in local currency, but 500% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.