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Turkey
Turkey's deposit rate is 57.60 %, the highest of 70. And its savings vs inflation is 22.72 %, the highest of 69.
Of 27 fields published for Turkey, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
41 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$2,225 PPP/mo
The average employee in Turkey earns about $2,225 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$57,275 PPP
Money's value
1.20 %
100 saved in Turkey in 2000 buys what 1 buys today — 99 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
29.28 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Turkey, about $29 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$2,225 PPP/mo
The average employee in Turkey earns about $2,225 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$40,502 PPP
The average job in Turkey pays about $40,502 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
-3.28 %
Real house prices in Turkey fell 3.3 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
House price growth since 2015
1884.9
House prices in Turkey are about 1785 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
22.72 %
A bank account in Turkey currently gains about 22.7 pp of purchasing power a year.
Deposit rate
57.60 %
Inflation rate
34.88 %
At 34.9 % a year, prices double in about 2 years if it holds.
House price growth since 2015
1884.9
the highest of 29
Electricity price
€0.068/kWh
the lowest of 33
Inflation rate
34.88 %
the 3rd highest of 123
Retirement age (men)
52 years
the 2nd lowest of 49
Where Turkey sits, field by field
Each dot is Turkey’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Deposit rate57.60 %1 of 70
- Savings vs inflation22.72 %1 of 69
- House price growth since 20151884.929 of 29
- Electricity price€0.068/kWh1 of 33
- Currency-15.01 %71 of 71
- Inflation rate34.88 %121 of 123
- Money's value1.20 %114 of 116
- Retirement age (men)52 years2 of 49
- Retirement age (women)49 years2 of 49
- House price growth-3.28 %4 of 54
- Median income$12,897 PPP39 of 42
- Government debt23.50 %10 of 124
- Minimum wage in euros€621/mo23 of 26
- Unemployment rate8.52 %96 of 124
- Public holidays14 days25 of 104
- Tax on pay29.28 %28 of 37
- Top income tax40.76 %14 of 37
- GDP growth3.60 %47 of 127
- Tax wedge40.33 %23 of 36
- Corporate tax25.00 %60 of 96
- Average annual salary$57,275 PPP23 of 37
- Price level41 % of US prices54 of 125
- GDP per capita$18,59956 of 127
- Average monthly salary$2,225 PPP/mo41 of 92
- Median salary$1,691 PPP/mo35 of 78
- Take-home pay$40,502 PPP21 of 37
- Debt per person$4,37158 of 123
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Colombia
avg gap 25.8 pp · 21 shared fields
Most separates them: tax on pay — 29.28 % (Turkey) vs 0.00 %
Chile
avg gap 26.8 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: tax on pay — 29.28 % (Turkey) vs 7.11 %
Greece
avg gap 27.7 pp · 22 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 23.50 % (Turkey) vs 145.70 %
Lithuania
avg gap 28.6 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — -3.28 % (Turkey) vs 7.76 %
| Retirement age (women) | 49 years | the 2nd lowest of 49 | |
| House price growth | -3.28 % | ranked 4th of 54 | |
| Median income | $12,897 PPP | ranked 39th of 42 | |
| Government debt | 23.50 % | ranked 10th of 124 | |
| Minimum wage in euros | €621/mo | ranked 23rd of 26 | |
| Unemployment rate | 8.52 % | ranked 96th of 124 | |
| Public holidays | 14 days | ranked 25th of 104 | |
| Tax on pay | 29.28 % | ranked 28th of 37 | |
| Top income tax | 40.76 % | ranked 14th of 37 | |
| GDP growth | 3.60 % | ranked 47th of 127 | |
| Tax wedge | 40.33 % | ranked 23rd of 36 | |
| Corporate tax | 25.00 % | ranked 60th of 96 | |
| Average annual salary | $57,275 PPP | ranked 23rd of 37 | |
| Price level | 41 % of US prices | ranked 54th of 125 | |
| GDP per capita | $18,599 | ranked 56th of 127 | |
| Average monthly salary | $2,225 PPP/mo | ranked 41st of 92 | |
| Median salary | $1,691 PPP/mo | ranked 35th of 78 | |
| Take-home pay | $40,502 PPP | ranked 21st of 37 | |
| Debt per person | $4,371 | ranked 58th of 123 |
✓ 27 fields published for Turkey, every one dated and sourced · 8 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Turkey: mortgage rate, real policy rate, lending rate, bank spread, rent, petrol, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 27 figures
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2024-Q4
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2022
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2024
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
What changed
| 8 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.95 → -15.01 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.93 → -14.95 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 4951 → 4371 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 26.6192344930079 → 23.5 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.92 → -14.93 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.83 → -14.92 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.77 → -14.83 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.83 → -14.77 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.75 → -14.83 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.71 → -14.75 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.78 → -14.71 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.72 → -14.78 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.74 → -14.72 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.97 → -14.74 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.95 → -14.97 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.91 → -14.95 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.79 → -14.91 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.76 → -14.79 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.74 → -14.76 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -14.67 → -14.74 |