Sweden
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Sweden is about 1.90×
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 Sweden 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×
Sweden is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Sweden, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.7× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.9×. 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 ×2.70
Sweden JOD 0.17 USD 0.243
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.06
Sweden JOD 5.14 SEK 67
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.67
Sweden JOD 1.42 USD 2.008
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90
Sweden JOD 1.18 USD 1.668
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+24%
in SEK
54 → 67
54 → 67
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+17%
in JOD
It rose 24% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Sweden's inflation.