JordanJordan

Hungary

Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: JordanJordan = 1×

HungaryHungary vs JordanJordan
Overall verdict

HungaryHungary is about 1.30× JordanJordan.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs JordanJordan = 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 JordanJordan Jordan = 1× HungaryHungary is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.41
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.25
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.23

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.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.58
    HungaryHungary JOD 1.34 USD 1.893
    JordanJordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.41
    HungaryHungary JOD 3.54 HUF 1,660
    JordanJordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.23
    HungaryHungary JOD 0.08 USD 0.111
    JordanJordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.00
    HungaryHungary JOD 1.30 USD 1.839
    JordanJordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Hungary

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+83%
in HUF
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.