Taiwan
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.77× 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 Taiwan 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×
Taiwan is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Turkey — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. 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 ×2.15Taiwan
TRY 1.91
USD 0.043Turkey
TRY 0.89
USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.46Taiwan
TRY 4.36
USD 0.098Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.10Taiwan
TRY 2,339
TWD 1,599Turkey
TRY 2,129
USD 44.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70Taiwan
TRY 45.18
USD 0.968Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.57Taiwan
TRY 41.54
USD 0.89Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.51Taiwan
TRY 43,746
TWD 29,900Turkey
TRY 84,999
TRY 84,999
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.42Taiwan
TRY 106.73
TWD 78Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+386%
in TRY
It rose 8% in local currency, but 386% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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