Türkiye
Latest Average Wage
+61.0% · 5 years
$57,275
Country Comparison
Türkiye vs United Kingdom
Compare average wages, long-term wage changes and eight consumer price categories using OECD data.
At a Glance
Türkiye
vs
United Kingdom
$57,2752024
Latest Average Wage
United Kingdom +15.8%
(vs Türkiye)
$66,2992025
+61.0%2024
5-Year Wage Change
Türkiye +59.9 pts
(vs United Kingdom)
+1.2%2025
+96.2%2024
10-Year Wage Change
Türkiye +92.9 pts
(vs United Kingdom)
+3.3%2025
322024
Overall Price Level
United Kingdom +52.3 index points
(vs Türkiye)
84.32024
Wages are PPP-adjusted average annual wages; price levels use the United States reference of 100. Years shown are each country's latest reported observation.
How Wages Have Changed
Follow PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices across both economies.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
United Kingdom
Latest Average Wage
+1.2% · 5 years
$66,299
Wage Milestones
Türkiye
10 Years Ago
$29,200 (2014)
Historical Peak
$57,275 (2024)
Latest Wage
$57,275 (2024)
United Kingdom
10 Years Ago
$64,199 (2015)
Historical Peak
$66,480 (2019)
Latest Wage
$66,299 (2025)
Compare Everyday Price Levels
See how eight consumer price categories compare with the United States reference value of 100.
United States = 100 · Differences shown in index points
Türkiye (TUR)United Kingdom (GBR)
Overall
−52.3 index points
100
32vs84.3
Food
−21.1 index points
100
64vs85.1
Clothing
−15.4 index points
100
63.5vs78.9
Housing
−78.6 index points
100
16.8vs95.4
Health
−57.6 index points
100
14.5vs72.1
Transport
−31.1 index points
100
79.9vs111
Recreation
−37.1 index points
100
53.1vs90.2
Restaurants & Accommodation
−32.1 index points
100
55.1vs87.2
What Stands Out
01
Latest Wage Gap
United Kingdom's latest average wage is $66,299 for 2025, about 15.8% higher than Türkiye's $57,275 for 2024 — a percentage worked out directly from the two reported figures. In annual terms the gap comes to about $9,024 on the same PPP basis. The two figures come from different reference years.
02
Stronger Recent Trend
On the latest one-year change, Türkiye shows the stronger movement at +19.0%, against +0.7% for United Kingdom. The five-year horizon keeps the same ordering: +61.0% against +1.2%. Both percentages are real, PPP-adjusted changes from the reported wage series.
03
Largest Price Gap
Housing shows the widest price gap of the comparable categories in 2024: 16.8 for Türkiye against 95.4 for United Kingdom. That is a separation of 78.6 index points on the US=100 scale, with United Kingdom on the higher side and Türkiye on the lower one. Index points are not percentages; the two scales answer different questions.
04
Closest Price Category
The closest category is Clothing: Türkiye reads 63.5 and United Kingdom 78.9 for 2024, just 15.4 index points apart on the US=100 scale. The next closest is Food at 21.1 index points apart. Closeness here describes the index readings only, not the baskets behind them.
Understanding the Comparison
Wage Position
A clear separation shows in the latest wage figures — United Kingdom at $66,299 for 2025, and Türkiye at $57,275 for 2024. The higher figure exceeds the lower one by 15.8% in relative terms — a percentage calculated from the two reported values — or roughly $9,024 a year. Because both values already sit on the same USD PPP, constant-2025-price footing, the comparison adjusts for price-level differences between the two economies. The reference years differ — 2024 for Türkiye and 2025 for United Kingdom — so part of the gap reflects timing rather than level, and the two records are kept separate.
Wage Direction
The five-year direction is shared here: both series rise, with different momentum on each side. Türkiye sits at the highest point of its series — $57,275 in 2024 is also the historical peak, with a ten-year change of +96.2%. United Kingdom stands just below its historical high of $66,480 in 2019, only 0.3% away, with a ten-year change of +3.3%. The shared direction still leaves room for different speeds: +61.0% for Türkiye against +1.2% for United Kingdom, so the distance between the two levels keeps shifting. All changes here are measured in real, PPP-adjusted terms, so they describe purchasing-power movement rather than nominal pay increases.
Price Profile
Türkiye's overall consumer price level for 2024 reads 32, and United Kingdom's reads 84.3, each measured against the United States reference of 100. United Kingdom reads higher in 8 of the 8 comparable categories, so the price profile leans consistently to one side. The widest separation is in Housing: 16.8 for Türkiye against 95.4 for United Kingdom, a gap of 78.6 index points. At the other end, Clothing brings the two closest — 63.5 versus 78.9, a gap of just 15.4 index points. Relative to the US benchmark, Türkiye reads above 100 in 0 of its 8 reported categories, and United Kingdom in 1 of its 8.
Wage and price data should not be combined into a verdict on which country is better to live in.
