Jordan
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Australia = 1×
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.62×
Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. 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
Australia
Australia = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 1.5× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. 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 ×1.49
Jordan A$2.68 USD 1.848
Australia A$1.80 USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.84
Jordan A$1.74 USD 1.199
Australia A$2.06 USD 1.421
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.62
Jordan A$5.27 JOD 2.5
Australia A$8.50 AUD 8.5
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.35
Jordan A$0.13 USD 0.09
Australia A$0.37 USD 0.259
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
+28%
in AUD
It rose 17% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.