Jordan
Compared with Guatemala, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Guatemala = 1×
Jordan
vs
Guatemala
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.64× Guatemala.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Guatemala = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Guatemala. 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 Guatemala
Guatemala = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Guatemala
Guatemala = 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 Guatemala — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.31Jordan
GTQ 14.17
USD 1.848Guatemala
GTQ 10.79
USD 1.407
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.85Jordan
GTQ 9.19
USD 1.199Guatemala
GTQ 10.78
USD 1.406
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Jordan
GTQ 27.07
JOD 2.5Guatemala
GTQ 33.00
GTQ 33
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30Jordan
GTQ 0.69
USD 0.09Guatemala
GTQ 2.29
USD 0.299
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
+16%
in GTQ
It rose 17% in local currency, but 16% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.
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