How cheaper ar prices in Turkey, compared to US/EU prices? And how more expensive than Africa/Asia prices ?

Question

When an American/European comes to Turkey, does he think prices are cheaper ?

But when someone from Third-World enters Turkey, does he consider this country as rich ?

What's the income difference, for the same job, between these 3 zones ( US/EU,Turkey, Third-World ) ?

Answer 1

According to a recent survey, Istanbul is almost as expensive to live in as New York.

If New York is counted as 100, Istanbul is 99.4. The closest African country listed is Lagos on 95.9 The most expensive of all is Moscow on 142.4 and the cheapest (of those included in the survey) is Hamburg on 89.9.