Jordan
Compared with Ukraine, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Ukraine = 1×
Overall verdict
Jordan is about 0.99×
Ukraine.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Ukraine = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Ukraine. 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
Ukraine
Ukraine = 1×
Jordan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Jordan, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Ukraine — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.11
Jordan UAH 153.81 JOD 2.5
Ukraine UAH 139.00 UAH 139
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.07
Jordan UAH 3.92 USD 0.09
Ukraine UAH 3.66 USD 0.084
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.04
Jordan UAH 80.48 USD 1.848
Ukraine UAH 77.48 USD 1.779
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66
Jordan UAH 52.22 USD 1.199
Ukraine UAH 79.52 USD 1.826
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
+88%
in UAH
It rose 17% in local currency, but 88% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Jordan's inflation.