Russia
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.63×
Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. A bar running right means Russia 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×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Jordan — but Big Mac costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86
Russia JOD 0.73 USD 1.037
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77
Russia JOD 0.05 USD 0.069
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.50
Russia JOD 0.65 USD 0.925
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.49
Russia JOD 1.24 RUB 135
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-24%
in JOD
It rose -1% in local currency, but -24% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.