Australia
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Jordan = 1×
Australia
vs
Jordan
Overall verdict
Australia is about 1.61× Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. A bar running right means Australia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Australia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Australia, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.9× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.88Australia
JOD 0.18
USD 0.259Jordan
JOD 0.06
USD 0.09
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.61Australia
JOD 4.03
AUD 8.5Jordan
JOD 2.50
JOD 2.5
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.19Australia
JOD 1.01
USD 1.421Jordan
JOD 0.85
USD 1.199
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.67Australia
JOD 0.88
USD 1.239Jordan
JOD 1.31
USD 1.848
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+30%
in AUD
6.55 → 8.5
6.55 → 8.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+19%
in JOD
It rose 30% in local currency, but 19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Australia's inflation.
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