Turkey

Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Australia = 1×

Turkey vs

Australia

Overall verdict

Turkey is about 0.80× Australia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Turkey 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

Australia Australia = 1×

Turkey is pricier →

📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.84
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.12
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.04
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.72
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.22

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

In Turkey, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.8× what it does in Australia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.84

Turkey A$2,573 TRY 84,999

Australia A$1,399 AUD 1,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.12

Turkey A$2.02 USD 1.392

Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.11

Turkey A$2.28 USD 1.573

Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.04

Turkey A$8.81 TRY 255

Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.72

Turkey A$64.45 USD 44.99

Australia A$89.95 AUD 89.95

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.26

Turkey A$0.10 USD 0.067

Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.19

Turkey A$0.03 USD 0.02

Australia A$0.16 USD 0.108

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com