Türkiye and United Arab Emirates, side by side

We compared 12 products across 6 categories. The same US$100 buys different amounts in each country, and the table shows both.

Prices collected on November 8, 2026

The Blue Mosque's domes and six minarets above Istanbul's old-town rooftops — Sultanahmet, Istanbul's historic peninsula.Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The towers of Dubai Marina rising behind the beach and the sea — Dubai Marina from the water.Photo: Norlando Pobre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Türkiye and United Arab Emirates, side by side

Product	Istanbul	Dubai
Pasta - 500 g	TRY 65.95 / 0.5 kg · What US$100 buys: 38	AED 14.75 / 0.5 kg · What US$100 buys: 12.4
Milk - 1 L	TRY 52.75 / 1 L · What US$100 buys: 95.1	AED 6.99 / 1 L · What US$100 buys: 52.5
Eggs - 10 pieces	TRY 89.75 / 10 pieces · What US$100 buys: 558.8	AED 7.80 / 10 pieces · What US$100 buys: 470.8
Chicken - 1 kg	TRY 137.48 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 36.5	AED 21.50 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 17.1
Beef - 1 kg	TRY 969.93 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 5.2	AED 56.60 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 6.5
Ground beef - 1 kg	TRY 879.90 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 5.7	AED 65.00 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 5.7
Potatoes - 1 kg	TRY 40.42 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 124.1	AED 4.90 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 74.9
Bananas - 1 kg	TRY 119.95 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 41.8	AED 9.79 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 37.5
Yogurt - 1 kg	TRY 97.23 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 51.6	AED 7.84 / 1 kg · What US$100 buys: 46.8
Deodorant - 150 ml	TRY 290.00 / 0.15 L · What US$100 buys: 2.6	AED 20.60 / 0.15 L · What US$100 buys: 2.7
Instant noodles - 1 pack	TRY 19.85 / 1 piece · What US$100 buys: 252.7	AED 4.30 / 1 piece · What US$100 buys: 85.4
Chocolate bar - 1 bar	TRY 34.23 / 1 piece · What US$100 buys: 146.5	AED 3.69 / 1 piece · What US$100 buys: 99.5

Some products are left out because we don't have enough comparable data in both countries.

How these prices were read

Prices come from public shop pages and haven't been independently verified. The Data & methodology page has the details. Data & methodology

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Where does US$100 go further, Türkiye or United Arab Emirates?

Of the 12 products we compared, US$100 buys more in Türkiye for 9 of them and more in United Arab Emirates for 2.

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Prices come from public shop pages and haven't been independently verified. The Data & methodology page has the details.

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