Jordan
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Jordan
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 1.45× Malaysia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. 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 Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 2.2× what it does in Malaysia — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.21Jordan
MYR 7.57
USD 1.848Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.80Jordan
MYR 0.36
USD 0.09Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.21Jordan
MYR 4.91
USD 1.199Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.04Jordan
MYR 14.32
JOD 2.5Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
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
+13%
in MYR
It rose 17% in local currency, but 13% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.
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