Thailand
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Thailand is about 1.11×
Jordan.
Average across 3 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Jordan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Jordan. A bar running right means Thailand 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×
Thailand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Thailand, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.41
Thailand JOD 0.09 USD 0.127
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22
Thailand JOD 3.04 THB 135
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.86
Thailand JOD 0.73 USD 1.036
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.72
Thailand JOD 0.94 USD 1.334
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+10%
in JOD
It rose 5% in local currency, but 10% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.