Jordan
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Israel = 1×
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.55×
Israel.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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
Israel
Israel = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 0.7× what it does in Israel — 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.
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.73
Jordan ILS 5.50 USD 1.848
Israel ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.55
Jordan ILS 11.10 JOD 2.5
Israel ILS 20.00 ILS 20
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.50
Jordan ILS 3.57 USD 1.199
Israel ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49
Jordan ILS 0.28 USD 0.09
Israel ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
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
+12%
in ILS
It rose 17% in local currency, but 12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.