VenezuelaVenezuela

Turkey

Compared with Venezuela, using real observed prices.

Baseline: VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×

TurkeyTurkey vs VenezuelaVenezuela
Overall verdict

TurkeyTurkey is about 5.62× VenezuelaVenezuela.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs VenezuelaVenezuela = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Venezuela. 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 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela = 1× TurkeyTurkey is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×125.06
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.46
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.97

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

In Turkey, Diesel 1L costs 393.3× what it does in Venezuela — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×393.25
    TurkeyTurkey VES 532.82 USD 1.573
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1.35 USD 0.004
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×39.77
    TurkeyTurkey VES 471.51 USD 1.392
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 11.86 USD 0.035
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.46
    TurkeyTurkey VES 2,000 TRY 255
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 1,370 VES 1,370
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.97
    TurkeyTurkey VES 22.69 USD 0.067
    VenezuelaVenezuela VES 23.37 USD 0.069
    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
-100%
in VES

It rose 1176% in local currency, but -100% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Turkey's inflation.