How much money can be owned in which country for an average gamer’s computer and the ‘ease’ of purchasing it according to the countries were investigated. The research conducted by Picodi revealed striking results for Turkey.
Before I see the title and get pissed off, let’s clear things up. Yes, for a computer worth 20-30 thousand TL It’s not easy to say it’s not expensive. At least when we compare it to the salaries we earn. Research by Picodi, however, compared computer prices in Turkey with those around the world, not only comparing prices but also comparing these prices to salaries. According to these results, prices in Turkey are not incredibly high compared to other countries; but unfortunately our purchasing power remains low…
Steam is the world’s most popular online gaming platform. From November 2022 hardware stats Picodi, who made a research using the cost of buying a computer and playing games, 35,760 TL revealed that. So how many months does a person with an average income have to work to get an average computer?
So how much money should be paid for which part?
- Motherboard: 3,070 TL
- 6 core processor: 3,790 TL
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060: 11,090 TL
- 16GB of RAM: 2,160 TL
- Power source: 1,710 TL
- 1TB HDD/SSD: 1,390 TL
- Case with good cooling system: 1.950 TL
When you buy essential parts for a computer, as you can see above 25,160 TL You have to spend money. Meanwhile; these numbers Picodi It is worth noting that it was obtained through e-commerce platforms in Turkey. So these numbers are not the cheapest or the most expensive, average represents.
With this; If you have a good gaming computer, you need a good keyboard, mouse and headphones. And of course monitor Without it, you cannot play the game. Now let’s move on to Picodi’s account. This time, Windows with peripherals operating system Let’s look at the cost:
- Ergonomic gaming mouse: 970 TL
- Wrist-supported RGB keyboard: 1,310 TL
- Headset with microphone: 1.000 TL
- 24 inch monitor: 3,720 TL
- Windows operating system: 3.600 TL
When these are included in the work, we face a price of 35,760 TL. Picodi, on top of that, on an annual basis when a game is purchased every month. 7.200 TL He says he will spend more.
Picodi converts the amount it has created to euros in order to compare it with other countries. Of course, in the continuation of the research, our earnings are also converted into euros, but first, let’s take a look at the prices of the computer we collected in other countries.
So how is the situation in other countries?
In the research conducted by Picodi, the situation of other countries was also included. In this context; Poland, Germany and USAare the countries that allocate the least budget at the point of purchasing computers. These countries can own computers for 1,516, 1,521 and 1,531 euros, respectively, with their local currencies converted to euros.
In Turkey for 1,885 euros The countries with the worst corresponding cost are Argentina, India and Brazil. Consumers in these countries have to pay 4,150, 2,897 and 2,858 euros for the computer, respectively. Therefore, we can say that the price we pay to collect computers in Turkey is not too expensive compared to the rest of the world. However, in the end, we do not earn in euros. Therefore, when we compare the prices with the average earnings, Turkey loses its place in the middle ranks.
The situation changes when prices are proportional to purchasing power.
Picodi’s research shows that the countries included official salary averages It also gives results accordingly. According to the salary averages of 2020, the countries with the highest purchasing power are Switzerland, the USA and Australia. Gamers living in these countries earn their monthly salaries respectively. 30 percent and with 40 percent they can have an average power computer. The countries with the worst purchasing power are Indonesia, Pakistan and Argentina. Players in these countries earn 870 percent, 1000 percent, and 1,000 percent of their average monthly salary, respectively. borrowing up to 1200 percent They can own a computer.
When we look at Turkey, we see that a person with an average income who wants to own an average computer has to borrow 590 percent of his salary. in other words 6 months’ salary is barely enough for an average computer. Based on this, we can say that ‘prices are not high, our purchasing power is low’. So what do you think about the research results?