Switzerland
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Jordan = 1×
Switzerland
vs
Jordan
Overall verdict
Switzerland is about 2.58× Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 8 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. A bar running right means Switzerland 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×
Switzerland is pricier →
Jordan
Jordan = 1×
Switzerland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Switzerland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.1× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.08Switzerland
JOD 0.26
USD 0.367Jordan
JOD 0.06
USD 0.09
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.57Switzerland
JOD 6.43
CHF 7.3Jordan
JOD 2.50
JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.15Switzerland
JOD 1.83
USD 2.58Jordan
JOD 0.85
USD 1.199
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.25Switzerland
JOD 1.63
USD 2.307Jordan
JOD 1.31
USD 1.848
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+12%
in CHF
6.5 → 7.3
6.5 → 7.3
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+29%
in JOD
It rose 12% in local currency, but 29% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Switzerland's inflation.
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