United States

Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Turkey = 1×

United States vs

Turkey

Overall verdict

United States is about 1.07× Turkey.

Average across 5 categories, 7 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 States 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 States is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.60
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.33
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.04
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.84
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.46

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

In United States, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.8× what it does in Turkey — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.81

United States TRY 8.36 USD 0.188

Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.40

United States TRY 2.13 USD 0.048

Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.33

United States TRY 2,839 USD 59.99

Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.04

United States TRY 264.35 USD 6.12

Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86

United States TRY 63.29 USD 1.356

Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82

United States TRY 53.49 USD 1.146

Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.46

United States TRY 39,237 USD 829

Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store