ItalyItaly

Turkey

Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ItalyItaly = 1×

TurkeyTurkey vs ItalyItaly
Overall verdict

TurkeyTurkey is about 0.57× ItalyItaly.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ItalyItaly = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Italy. 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 ItalyItaly Italy = 1× TurkeyTurkey is pricier →
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.61
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.66
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.64
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.15

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

In Turkey, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.6× what it does in Italy — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.61
    TurkeyTurkey €1,578 TRY 84,999
    ItalyItaly €979.00 EUR 979
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.66
    TurkeyTurkey €39.54 USD 44.99
    ItalyItaly €59.99 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.65
    TurkeyTurkey €1.38 USD 1.573
    ItalyItaly €2.11 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.63
    TurkeyTurkey €1.22 USD 1.392
    ItalyItaly €1.95 USD 2.22
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.16
    TurkeyTurkey €0.06 USD 0.067
    ItalyItaly €0.36 USD 0.414
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
    TurkeyTurkey €0.02 USD 0.02
    ItalyItaly €0.12 USD 0.141
    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
+158%
in EUR

It rose 1176% in local currency, but 158% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.