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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.

AustriaNetherlands
MetricAustriaNetherlands
Net / month€3,529€3,399
Gross / month€5,219€5,053
Real net (PPS)€2,966€2,823
Minimum wage€2,338
Cost of living (EU=100)119120.4
Gender pay gap17.6%11.2%
Unemployment5.7%3.9%

Summary

Net salaries in Netherlands are 3.7% lower than in Austria in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap widens to 4.8% lower.

Occupation pay

AustriaNetherlands
€6,567
Managers
€6,008
€4,471
Professionals
€4,428
€3,650
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,670
€2,812
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,903
€2,894
Clerical support workers
€2,778
€2,809
Craft and related trades workers
€2,894
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,343
€2,105
Service and sales workers
€2,033
€2,092
Elementary occupations
€1,771

Cost-of-living equivalent

Austria: average net, shown at Netherlands's local prices.

€3,529 in Austria feels like €3,571 in Netherlands.

Going the other way: €3,529 in Netherlands ≈ €3,488 in Austria.

PPS (Purchasing Power Standards) rescales money so €1 buys a similar basket of goods everywhere in the EU.

Source: Eurostat. Figures are statistical averages, not tax advice.