Turkey
Compared with Philippines, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Philippines = 1×
Overall verdict
Turkey is about 1.09×
Philippines.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Philippines = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Philippines. 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
Philippines
Philippines = 1×
Turkey is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Turkey, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in Philippines — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.08
Turkey ₱351.11 TRY 255
Philippines ₱169.00 PHP 169
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.91
Turkey ₱111,045 TRY 84,999
Philippines ₱57,990 PHP 57,990
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.25
Turkey ₱96.97 USD 1.573
Philippines ₱77.73 USD 1.261
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.07
Turkey ₱2,782 USD 44.99
Philippines ₱2,599 PHP 2,599
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.05
Turkey ₱85.81 USD 1.392
Philippines ₱81.49 USD 1.322
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.32
Turkey ₱4.03 USD 0.067
Philippines ₱12.58 USD 0.209
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
+199%
in PHP
It rose 1176% in local currency, but 199% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.