QatarQatar

Turkey

Compared with Qatar, using real observed prices.

Baseline: QatarQatar = 1×

TurkeyTurkey vs QatarQatar
Overall verdict

TurkeyTurkey is about 1.90× QatarQatar.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs QatarQatar = 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 QatarQatar Qatar = 1× TurkeyTurkey is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.60
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.09
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.26

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.80
    TurkeyTurkey QAR 5.73 USD 1.573
    QatarQatar QAR 2.05 USD 0.562
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.42
    TurkeyTurkey QAR 5.07 USD 1.392
    QatarQatar QAR 2.10 USD 0.576
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.09
    TurkeyTurkey QAR 0.24 USD 0.067
    QatarQatar QAR 0.12 USD 0.032
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.26
    TurkeyTurkey QAR 21.49 TRY 255
    QatarQatar QAR 17.00 QAR 17
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

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
+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.