United Kingdom
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
United Kingdom is about 2.34×
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 United Kingdom 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×
United Kingdom is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 4.5× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.1×. 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 ×4.47
United Kingdom JOD 0.28 USD 0.402
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.00
United Kingdom JOD 5.01 GBP 5.29
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.86
United Kingdom JOD 1.58 USD 2.235
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.10
United Kingdom JOD 1.44 USD 2.037
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
3.49 → 5.29
3.49 → 5.29
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+49%
in JOD
It rose 52% in local currency, but 49% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.