Hungary
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Hungary is about 1.30×
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 Hungary 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×
Hungary is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hungary, Diesel 1L costs 1.6× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.58
Hungary JOD 1.34 USD 1.893
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.41
Hungary JOD 3.54 HUF 1,660
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.23
Hungary JOD 0.08 USD 0.111
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00
Hungary JOD 1.30 USD 1.839
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+83%
in HUF
908 → 1660
908 → 1660
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+68%
in JOD
It rose 83% in local currency, but 68% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hungary's inflation.