Jordan
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Jordan
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 1.28× Taiwan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Gasoline 1L costs 1.9× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.91Jordan
NT$58.34
USD 1.848Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.43Jordan
NT$111.49
JOD 2.5Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.35Jordan
NT$37.85
USD 1.199Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.92Jordan
NT$2.84
USD 0.09Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
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
+32%
in TWD
It rose 17% in local currency, but 32% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.
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