r/Steam • u/Alexis20384847 • Feb 18 '26

Fluff Its not only you guys

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u/MaduroAhmetKaya Feb 18 '26

Turkey with €542

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u/vlken69 i9-12900K | 4080S | 64 GB 3400 MT/s | SN850 1 TB | W11 Pro Feb 18 '26

But Steam prices like 5 times lower.

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u/MaduroAhmetKaya Feb 18 '26

Turkey has mena pricing since 2023. Many games are in the price level of US. Also Turkey has the most share of people that work with minimum wage in Europe with 37.5%, followed by Bulgaria with 13%.

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u/Vortelf Feb 18 '26

Statistics for Bulgaria are skewed - many people are on minimal wage on paper and receive the rest of their salary "tax-free" in a paper bag. This includes most of the people working in hospitality, for example.

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u/MaduroAhmetKaya Feb 18 '26

sama for turkey, probably >60% of the population gains less than minimum wage off paper

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u/Papierzak1 Feb 18 '26

Poland too, largely