China
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
China
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
China is about 0.82× 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 China 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×
China is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
China is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In China, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.5× 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.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.55China
TRY 2.27
USD 0.051Turkey
TRY 0.89
USD 0.02
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.13China
TRY 3.38
USD 0.076Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.98China
TRY 2,078
CNY 298Turkey
TRY 2,129
USD 44.99
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85China
TRY 55.03
USD 1.179Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66China
TRY 48.77
USD 1.045Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.62China
TRY 158.19
CNY 25.5Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.49China
TRY 41,840
CNY 5,999Turkey
TRY 84,999
TRY 84,999
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CNY
22.4 → 25.5
22.4 → 25.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+435%
in TRY
It rose 14% in local currency, but 435% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not China's inflation.
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