Philippines
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
Philippines is about 0.91×
Turkey.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. A bar running right means Philippines 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×
Philippines is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Philippines, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 3.1× what it does in Turkey — but Big Mac 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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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.12
Philippines TRY 9.29 USD 0.209
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.95
Philippines TRY 61.70 USD 1.322
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.93
Philippines TRY 1,989 PHP 2,599
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80
Philippines TRY 58.85 USD 1.261
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.52
Philippines TRY 44,388 PHP 57,990
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.48
Philippines TRY 122.74 PHP 169
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
142 → 169
142 → 169
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+409%
in TRY
It rose 19% in local currency, but 409% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Philippines's inflation.