Turkey
Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Qatar = 1×
Overall verdict
Turkey is about 1.90×
Qatar.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Qatar = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Qatar. 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
Qatar
Qatar = 1×
Turkey is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Turkey, Diesel 1L costs 2.8× what it does in Qatar — but Big Mac costs only 1.3×. 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 ×2.80
Turkey QAR 5.73 USD 1.573
Qatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.42
Turkey QAR 5.07 USD 1.392
Qatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.09
Turkey QAR 0.24 USD 0.067
Qatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.26
Turkey QAR 21.49 TRY 255
Qatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
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
+153%
in QAR
It rose 1176% in local currency, but 153% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.