Jordan
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Canada = 1×
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.78×
Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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
Canada
Canada = 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 Canada — 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 ×1.30
Jordan C$2.63 USD 1.848
Canada C$2.03 USD 1.426
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.78
Jordan C$1.71 USD 1.199
Canada C$2.19 USD 1.54
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.73
Jordan C$0.13 USD 0.09
Canada C$0.17 USD 0.123
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.64
Jordan C$4.91 JOD 2.5
Canada C$7.70 CAD 7.7
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 CAD
It rose 17% in local currency, but 28% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.