JordanJordan

United Kingdom

Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: JordanJordan = 1×

United KingdomUnited Kingdom vs JordanJordan
Overall verdict

United KingdomUnited Kingdom is about 2.34× JordanJordan.

Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs JordanJordan = 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 JordanJordan Jordan = 1× United KingdomUnited Kingdom is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×4.47
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.00
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.43

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.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×4.47
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom JOD 0.28 USD 0.402
    JordanJordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×2.00
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom JOD 5.01 GBP 5.29
    JordanJordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.86
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom JOD 1.58 USD 2.235
    JordanJordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.10
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom JOD 1.44 USD 2.037
    JordanJordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed United Kingdom

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
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.