TurkeyTurkey

Philippines

Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.

Baseline: TurkeyTurkey = 1×

PhilippinesPhilippines vs TurkeyTurkey
Overall verdict

PhilippinesPhilippines is about 0.91× TurkeyTurkey.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs TurkeyTurkey = 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 TurkeyTurkey Turkey = 1× PhilippinesPhilippines is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×3.12
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.93
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.87
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.52
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.48

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.12
    PhilippinesPhilippines TRY 9.29 USD 0.209
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.95
    PhilippinesPhilippines TRY 61.70 USD 1.322
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.93
    PhilippinesPhilippines TRY 1,989 PHP 2,599
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80
    PhilippinesPhilippines TRY 58.85 USD 1.261
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.52
    PhilippinesPhilippines TRY 44,388 PHP 57,990
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.48
    PhilippinesPhilippines TRY 122.74 PHP 169
    TurkeyTurkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Philippines

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in PHP
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.