United Arab Emirates

Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Turkey = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Turkey

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.86× Turkey.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Turkey = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Turkey. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates 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

Turkey Turkey = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.39
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.19
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.88
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.63
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.52

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

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.4× what it does in Turkey — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.39

United Arab Emirates TRY 2,951 AED 229

Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.19

United Arab Emirates TRY 3.56 USD 0.08

Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.88

United Arab Emirates TRY 223.44 AED 19

Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.64

United Arab Emirates TRY 41.82 USD 0.896

Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.62

United Arab Emirates TRY 45.74 USD 0.98

Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.52

United Arab Emirates TRY 43,805 AED 3,399

Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store