Turkey
Compared with Egypt, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Egypt = 1×
Overall verdict
Turkey is about 2.60×
Egypt.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Egypt = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Egypt. 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
Egypt
Egypt = 1×
Turkey is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Turkey, Diesel 1L costs 3.9× what it does in Egypt — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 1.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.91
Turkey EGP 74.31 USD 1.573
Egypt EGP 18.99 USD 0.402
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.96
Turkey EGP 65.76 USD 1.392
Egypt EGP 22.20 USD 0.47
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.91
Turkey EGP 3.17 USD 0.067
Egypt EGP 1.09 USD 0.023
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.23
Turkey EGP 278.88 TRY 255
Egypt EGP 125.00 EGP 125
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82
Turkey EGP 0.94 USD 0.02
Egypt EGP 0.52 USD 0.011
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+1176%
in TRY
19.99 → 255
19.99 → 255
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+662%
in EGP
It rose 1176% in local currency, but 662% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.