South Korea

Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Turkey = 1×

South Korea vs

Turkey

Overall verdict

South Korea is about 0.95× 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 South Korea 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×

South Korea is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.63
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.00
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.96
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.63
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.49

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

In South Korea, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 3.6× 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 ×3.65

South Korea TRY 3.25 USD 0.073

Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.90

South Korea TRY 5.65 USD 0.127

Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03

South Korea TRY 66.60 USD 1.427

Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00

South Korea TRY 2,135 KRW 66,000

Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.90

South Korea TRY 66.04 USD 1.415

Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.63

South Korea TRY 161.63 KRW 5,500

Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255

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

South Korea TRY 41,739 KRW 1,290,000

Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store