SingaporeSingapore

Turkey

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SingaporeSingapore = 1×

TurkeyTurkey vs SingaporeSingapore
Overall verdict

TurkeyTurkey is about 0.69× SingaporeSingapore.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SingaporeSingapore = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Singapore. 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 SingaporeSingapore Singapore = 1× TurkeyTurkey is pricier →
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.78
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.02
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.84
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.59
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.17

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

In Turkey, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.8× what it does in Singapore — 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 ×1.78
    TurkeyTurkey S$2,318 TRY 84,999
    SingaporeSingapore S$1,299 SGD 1,299
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.02
    TurkeyTurkey S$7.61 TRY 255
    SingaporeSingapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
    TurkeyTurkey S$58.08 USD 44.99
    SingaporeSingapore S$69.00 SGD 69
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.60
    TurkeyTurkey S$1.81 USD 1.392
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58
    TurkeyTurkey S$2.04 USD 1.573
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.29
    TurkeyTurkey S$0.09 USD 0.067
    SingaporeSingapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11
    TurkeyTurkey S$0.03 USD 0.02
    SingaporeSingapore S$0.24 USD 0.189
    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
+138%
in SGD

It rose 1176% in local currency, but 138% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.