New Zealand
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 1.20×
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 New Zealand 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×
New Zealand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In New Zealand, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 4.8× 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 ×4.85
New Zealand TRY 4.31 USD 0.097
Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.16
New Zealand TRY 9.43 USD 0.212
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.29
New Zealand TRY 83.87 USD 1.797
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.29
New Zealand TRY 2,740 NZD 99.99
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.90
New Zealand TRY 66.04 USD 1.415
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.84
New Zealand TRY 213.30 NZD 8.6
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.55
New Zealand TRY 46,553 NZD 1,699
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
6.9 → 8.6
6.9 → 8.6
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+423%
in TRY
It rose 25% in local currency, but 423% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not New Zealand's inflation.