Turkey

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Turkey vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Turkey is about 1.31× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Turkey is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.39
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.94
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.59
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.91
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.56

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

In Turkey, Big Mac costs 2.4× what it does in Taiwan — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×2.39

Turkey NT$186.36 TRY 255

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.94

Turkey NT$58,096 TRY 84,999

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.77

Turkey NT$49.66 USD 1.573

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.44

Turkey NT$43.94 USD 1.392

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91

Turkey NT$1,455 USD 44.99

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.68

Turkey NT$2.12 USD 0.067

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.47

Turkey NT$0.63 USD 0.02

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com