Saudi Arabia
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
Saudi Arabia is about 0.72×
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 Saudi Arabia 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×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Saudi Arabia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.4× what it does in Turkey — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.36
Saudi Arabia TRY 2,890 SAR 229
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.86
Saudi Arabia TRY 218.85 SAR 19
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.78
Saudi Arabia TRY 2.31 USD 0.052
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.56
Saudi Arabia TRY 47,949 SAR 3,799
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.45
Saudi Arabia TRY 28.94 USD 0.62
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.30
Saudi Arabia TRY 22.26 USD 0.477
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+585%
in TRY
It rose 36% in local currency, but 585% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.