Costa RicaCosta Rica

Turkey

Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Costa RicaCosta Rica = 1×

TurkeyTurkey vs Costa RicaCosta Rica
Overall verdict

TurkeyTurkey is about 0.71× Costa RicaCosta Rica.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Costa RicaCosta Rica = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Costa Rica. 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 Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica = 1× TurkeyTurkey is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.98
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.93
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.39

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

In Turkey, Diesel 1L costs 1.0× what it does in Costa Rica — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.04
    TurkeyTurkey CRC 778.64 USD 1.573
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 745.96 USD 1.507
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98
    TurkeyTurkey CRC 2,922 TRY 255
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 2,990 CRC 2,990
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.83
    TurkeyTurkey CRC 689.04 USD 1.392
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 825.66 USD 1.668
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.39
    TurkeyTurkey CRC 33.17 USD 0.067
    Costa RicaCosta Rica CRC 84.15 USD 0.17
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Turkey

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+1176%
in TRY
19.99 → 255
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+103%
in CRC

It rose 1176% in local currency, but 103% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.