Jordan
Compared with United States, using real observed prices.
Baseline: United States = 1×
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.69×
United States.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
United States = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United States. A bar running right means Jordan 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
United States
United States = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 1.6× what it does in United States — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.61
Jordan $1.85 USD 1.848
United States $1.15 USD 1.146
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.88
Jordan $1.20 USD 1.199
United States $1.36 USD 1.356
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58
Jordan $3.53 JOD 2.5
United States $6.12 USD 6.12
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.48
Jordan $0.09 USD 0.09
United States $0.19 USD 0.188
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+17%
in JOD
2.13 → 2.5
2.13 → 2.5
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+18%
in USD
It rose 17% in local currency, but 18% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.