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This one hits me close to home, it was the same way back then in Turkey. To describe how bad it is: Recently a popular politican tweeted Playstation 5 costs 82
by aranelsurion 6y ago
This one hits me close to home, it was the same way back then in Turkey.
To describe how bad it is: Recently a popular politican tweeted Playstation 5 costs 8299₺ in Turkey, which is more expensive than booking a flight to Bulgaria, having a modest stay and buying Playstation there. This is a country where minimum wage is 2300₺ ($290) and around half the country is being paid that amount. iPhone 12 Pro? Base model rumored to be $1900.
Oh, and cars cost around 4 times more expensive, so a second hand 2007 Ford Fiesta costs around 15 times the minimum wage.
But hey, voters were happy and they've been happily voting for the same guy for 20 years. There must be some 'folk wisdom' there but I certainly missed what it is.
- Marciplan 6y agoFrom what I can see online the Turkish and USD prices are quite similar?
- aranelsurion 6y agoI'm sorry, which one do you mean? If iPhone: iPhone 12 Pro 128GB (base) model is $999 in USA, rumored to be 15000₺ ($1900) in Turkey. iPhone 11 Pro 64GB doesn't seem to be offered in USA anymore (by Apple or Amazon), it's $1410 in Turkey. iPhone 11 64GB is $599 in USA, $929 in Turkey. Turkish prices gathered from Hepsiburada.com, one of the largest retailers in Turkey. All in all it seems like there's 1.5x to 2x price difference depending on the model. Trivia: There's also a government-enforced IMEI blocking scheme there, to prevent people from evading the taxes by buying it somewhere else.