Oman
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Jordan = 1×
Oman
vs
Jordan
Overall verdict
Oman is about 0.55× Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. A bar running right means Oman 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 Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Oman is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Oman, Big Mac costs 1.1× what it does in Jordan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.13Oman
JOD 2.81
OMR 1.53Jordan
JOD 2.50
JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.56Oman
JOD 0.47
USD 0.671Jordan
JOD 0.85
USD 1.199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.34Oman
JOD 0.44
USD 0.622Jordan
JOD 1.31
USD 1.848
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.33Oman
JOD 0.02
USD 0.03Jordan
JOD 0.06
USD 0.09
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+33%
in OMR
1.15 → 1.53
1.15 → 1.53
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+33%
in JOD
It rose 33% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Oman's inflation.
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