Thailand
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Turkey = 1×
Thailand
vs
Turkey
Overall verdict
Thailand is about 0.92× 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 Thailand 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×
Thailand is pricier →
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Thailand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Thailand, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.9× 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.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.90Thailand
TRY 5.65
USD 0.127Turkey
TRY 2.98
USD 0.067
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19Thailand
TRY 2,527
THB 1,799Turkey
TRY 2,129
USD 44.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96Thailand
TRY 62.26
USD 1.334Turkey
TRY 64.97
USD 1.392
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.73Thailand
TRY 185.74
THB 135Turkey
TRY 255.00
TRY 255
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66Thailand
TRY 48.35
USD 1.036Turkey
TRY 73.42
USD 1.573
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.49Thailand
TRY 41,992
THB 29,900Turkey
TRY 84,999
TRY 84,999
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+456%
in TRY
It rose 5% in local currency, but 456% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.
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