Vietnam
Compared with Jordan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Jordan = 1×
Overall verdict
Vietnam is about 0.74×
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 Vietnam 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×
Vietnam is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Vietnam, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Jordan — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.4×. 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 ×0.87
Vietnam JOD 0.06 USD 0.078
Jordan JOD 0.06 USD 0.09
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82
Vietnam JOD 2.05 VND 76,000
Jordan JOD 2.50 JOD 2.5
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.75
Vietnam JOD 0.63 USD 0.895
Jordan JOD 0.85 USD 1.199
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.44
Vietnam JOD 0.57 USD 0.812
Jordan JOD 1.31 USD 1.848
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+10%
in VND
69000 → 76000
69000 → 76000
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-4%
in JOD
It rose 10% in local currency, but -4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Vietnam's inflation.