Jordan
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Jordan
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.89× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 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 South Korea — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.30Jordan
₩2,879
USD 1.848South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.94Jordan
₩5,191
JOD 2.5South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.85Jordan
₩1,868
USD 1.199South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.71Jordan
₩135
USD 0.09South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
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
+50%
in KRW
It rose 17% in local currency, but 50% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.
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