Qatar
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.56×
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 Qatar 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×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 1.3× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.3×. 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 ×1.32
Qatar JOD 3.30 QAR 17
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.47
Qatar JOD 0.40 USD 0.562
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.36
Qatar JOD 0.02 USD 0.032
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.31
Qatar JOD 0.41 USD 0.576
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+31%
in JOD
It rose 31% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.