Jordan
Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Argentina = 1×
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.87×
Argentina.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Argentina = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Argentina. 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
Argentina
Argentina = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 1.3× what it does in Argentina — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. 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 ×1.29
Jordan ARS 2,672 USD 1.848
Argentina ARS 2,079 USD 1.438
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.03
Jordan ARS 130.12 USD 0.09
Argentina ARS 125.78 USD 0.087
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77
Jordan ARS 1,733 USD 1.199
Argentina ARS 2,258 USD 1.562
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
Jordan ARS 5,106 JOD 2.5
Argentina ARS 8,000 ARS 8,000
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
+1664%
in ARS
It rose 17% in local currency, but 1664% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.