Turkey
Compared with Thailand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Thailand = 1×
Overall verdict
Turkey is about 1.09×
Thailand.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Thailand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Thailand. 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
Thailand
Thailand = 1×
Turkey is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Turkey, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 2.0× what it does in Thailand — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×2.02
Turkey ฿60,522 TRY 84,999
Thailand ฿29,900 THB 29,900
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.52
Turkey ฿52.51 USD 1.573
Thailand ฿34.59 USD 1.036
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.37
Turkey ฿185.34 TRY 255
Thailand ฿135.00 THB 135
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04
Turkey ฿46.47 USD 1.392
Thailand ฿44.54 USD 1.334
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84
Turkey ฿1,516 USD 44.99
Thailand ฿1,799 THB 1,799
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53
Turkey ฿2.18 USD 0.067
Thailand ฿4.13 USD 0.127
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
+142%
in THB
It rose 1176% in local currency, but 142% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.