Hong Kong

Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Turkey = 1×

Hong Kong vs

Turkey

Overall verdict

Hong Kong is about 1.30× 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 Hong Kong 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×

Hong Kong is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×4.23
⛽ Transport 2 items

×2.89
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.13
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.54
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.49

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

In Hong Kong, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 6.5× 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 ×6.50

Hong Kong TRY 5.78 USD 0.13

Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.94

Hong Kong TRY 190.70 USD 4.086

Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.85

Hong Kong TRY 209.00 USD 4.478

Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.75

Hong Kong TRY 8.18 USD 0.184

Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.13

Hong Kong TRY 2,408 HKD 399

Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.54

Hong Kong TRY 138.49 HKD 25

Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.49

Hong Kong TRY 41,639 HKD 6,899

Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store