Turkey

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Turkey vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Turkey is about 1.16× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Turkey is pricier →

📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.94
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.58
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.14
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.84
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.72

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

In Turkey, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.9× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.7×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.94

Turkey AED 6,595 TRY 84,999

United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.61

Turkey AED 5.78 USD 1.573

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.55

Turkey AED 5.11 USD 1.392

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.14

Turkey AED 21.68 TRY 255

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.84

Turkey AED 0.25 USD 0.067

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.72

Turkey AED 165.23 USD 44.99

United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store