Singapore
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.93×
Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. A bar running right means Singapore 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×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.59
Singapore JOD 0.16 USD 0.233
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.27
Singapore JOD 1.93 USD 2.722
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.64
Singapore JOD 4.09 SGD 7.45
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.26
Singapore JOD 1.64 USD 2.323
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in SGD
5.9 → 7.45
5.9 → 7.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+34%
in JOD
It rose 26% in local currency, but 34% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.