Country Overview

Wages and Prices in Türkiye

Turkey provides an Asia-Europe bridge comparison point with a lower displayed wage and category-price detail, all shown as reported values rather than interpolated estimates.

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Wage history

How Wages Have Changed in Türkiye

Explore Türkiye’s PPP-adjusted annual wage history using a reported range rather than a filled-in series.

PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)2000–2024 · touch or hover points for the selected range

Price levels

Price Levels in Türkiye

Compare everyday price levels using the United States benchmark of 100.

Overall

32.00Below U.S.68.0% below U.S.

Food

64.00Below U.S.36.0% below U.S.

Clothing

63.50Below U.S.36.5% below U.S.

Housing

16.80Below U.S.83.2% below U.S.

Health

14.50Below U.S.85.5% below U.S.

Transport

79.90Below U.S.20.1% below U.S.

Recreation

53.10Below U.S.46.9% below U.S.

Restaurants

55.10Below U.S.44.9% below U.S.

How to Read This View

Use 100 as the reference

The United States is fixed at 100 for every category. A value of 32 means that Türkiye’s price level is about 68.0% below the U.S. benchmark, while a value of 79.9 means it is approximately 20% lower.

Compare categories, not household bills

Each row represents a separate spending category. The values show relative price levels rather than the actual amount a household spends. A higher transport index does not necessarily mean that total living costs are higher by the same amount.

Check the selected year

The year buttons update all displayed categories together. Missing observations are shown as unavailable and are never replaced with values from another year.

Relative context

Türkiye in Context

See how Türkiye’s wage and selected price level compare with the OECD median and the United States.

Average Annual Wage

Türkiye$57,275

OECD Median$60,690

United States$86,977

Selected Price Level

Türkiye32.00

OECD Median67.25

United States100

Read the placement

Türkiye’s 2024 PPP-adjusted annual wage is 5.6% below the OECD median. Its 2024 Overall price index of 32 is 68.0% below the U.S. benchmark, meaning that both measures sit on the same side of their references in this dataset. Wage and price observations refer to separately labelled years and should not be read as a household affordability score.

Country note

Understanding Wages and Prices in Türkiye

Türkiye is shown with its current common-year wage and a separate price-year label. The chart exposes the selected historical span without interpolation, while the page avoids converting a measured change into a causal story.

Category detail for Türkiye is led by Transport at 79.90, ahead of Food (64.00) and Clothing (63.50), while the overall index remains below the United States reference. The category spread is shown as reported, without adjusting any value toward the aggregate.