Car Prices 10 Years Ago VS Phone Prices Today

Turkey has been going through an extraordinary period recently. government’s economic applicationsFirst, it caused us to become “poor” seriously. As a result, the dollar/TL parity, which was around 7-8 a few months ago, even went above 18 until a few days ago. made yesterday with explanations On the other hand, there was an unprecedented break in the dollar rate. within hours appraised by around 30 percent The Turkish lira made us “get rich” all of a sudden. We will have the opportunity to better understand how this happened in the coming periods.

Now, I present to you a report covering the past 10 years. to time travel we will go out. We will compare our purchasing power 10 years ago with the current one, and we will look at which products we will pay the same amount for in the last 10 years. These accounts are actually an ordinary necessity for all of us now. cars and smartphones We’ll do it over. If you’re ready, let’s start…

What were car prices like 10 years ago?

10 years ago, that is, in 2011, buying a car was a very different situation. In fact, people who owned cars in those years he is rich was even considered. Today, however, the situation has changed. In some houses, it has become one vehicle per person. However, changing economic conditions changed automobile prices in the process. has reached unbelievable levels.. Let’s take a look at the base model prices of some cars that were not generally seen as luxury in those years.

• Citroen C3 1.4 HDi Attraction: 33 thousand 800 TL
• Dacia Sandero 1.2 Ambiance: 20 thousand 850 TL
• Fiat Linea 1.3 Multijet Actual: 30 thousand 170 TL
• Fiat Palio 1.4 Fire Active: 20 thousand 720 TL
• Ford Fiesta 1.25i Trend: 28 thousand 800 TL
• Honda Civic Sedan 1.6 Dream: 41 thousand 400 TL
• Hyundai Accent Era 1.4 Team: 26 thousand 200 TL
• Mercedes C180 Blue Efficiency Start: 100 thousand 680 TL
• Nissan Micra 1.2 Passion: 28 thousand 700 TL
• Opel Corsa 1.2i Twinport Essentia: 28 thousand 750 TL
• Peugeot 308 HB Comfort 1.6 VTi: 35 thousand 840 TL
• Renault Clio HB 1.2 Authentique: 29 thousand 300 TL
• Renault Symbol 1.2 Authentique: 24 thousand 900 TL
• Seat Leon 1.2 TSI Style: 38 thousand 500 TL
• Toyota Corolla 1.33 Comfort LX: 38 thousand 600 TL
• Volkswagen Golf 1.6 Trendline: 38 thousand 500 TL
• Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI Comfortline: 60 thousand TL
• Volvo S40 D2 Drive: 54 thousand 880 TL

When we compare the above prices with today’s it’s a joke you can think. You are right too. Because when we look at the above list in general, you can’t buy a car at these prices today. Even if you do, it’s probably not working or you’re being scammed. But this list is real. I wish our purchasing power had never changed, but also in 2021. at these prices If we could buy cars… What about the prices of smartphones today?

The 10 most expensive smartphones on sale in Turkey

1. iPhone 13 Pro Max (1 TB version): 41 thousand 999 TL
2. iPhone 13 Pro (1 TB version): 38 thousand 999 TL
3. Huawei Mate 40 Pro (8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage): 30 thousand TL
4. Huawei Mate Xs (8 GB RAM + 512 GB storage): 29 thousand 999 TL
5. iPhone 13 (512 GB version): 27 thousand 499 TL
6. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 (12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage): 25 thousand 999 TL
7. iPhone 13 mini (512 GB version): 25 thousand 999 TL
8. iPhone 12 (256 GB version): 22 thousand 499 TL
9. iPhone 12 mini (256 GB version): 20 thousand 999 TL
10. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage): 19 thousand 999 TL

It is not quite right to compare the above prices on a product basis. But it should not go without mentioning this. in 2011 two Fiat Palio or a citizen who buys a Honda Civic Sedan can only buy the iPhone 13 Pro Max today… These statistics are equivalent to the car money that used to transport us from one place to another 10 years ago, and a smartphone today. but what we can get indicator…