Turkey
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×
Overall verdict
Turkey is about 0.66×
United Kingdom.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
Turkey is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Turkey, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.7× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. 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 ×1.69
Turkey £1,348 TRY 84,999
United Kingdom £799.00 GBP 799
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.83
Turkey £4.41 TRY 255
United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.70
Turkey £1.19 USD 1.573
United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68
Turkey £1.05 USD 1.392
United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.68
Turkey £33.77 USD 44.99
United Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.23
Turkey £0.02 USD 0.02
United Kingdom £0.07 USD 0.088
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17
Turkey £0.05 USD 0.067
United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402
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
+157%
in GBP
It rose 1176% in local currency, but 157% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.