Jordan
Compared with Costa Rica, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Costa Rica = 1×
Jordan
vs
Costa Rica
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.66× Costa Rica.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Costa Rica = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Costa Rica. 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 Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Costa Rica
Costa Rica = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 1.1× what it does in Costa Rica — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.11Jordan
CRC 914.76
USD 1.848Costa Rica
CRC 825.66
USD 1.668
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.80Jordan
CRC 593.51
USD 1.199Costa Rica
CRC 745.96
USD 1.507
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.58Jordan
CRC 1,748
JOD 2.5Costa Rica
CRC 2,990
CRC 2,990
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53Jordan
CRC 44.55
USD 0.09Costa Rica
CRC 84.15
USD 0.17
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
-6%
in CRC
It rose 17% in local currency, but -6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.
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