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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
GermanyBelgium
| Metric | Germany | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,045 | €3,035 |
| Gross / month | €4,834 | €4,962 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,791 | €2,570 |
| Minimum wage | €2,343 | €2,234 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 109.1 | 118.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 15.6% | 0.7% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Summary
Net salaries in Belgium are 0.3% lower than in Germany in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap widens to 7.9% lower.
Occupation pay
GermanyBelgium
€8,068
Managers
€7,362
€5,431
Professionals
€5,234
€4,210
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,828
€3,090
Craft and related trades workers
€2,899
€3,078
Clerical support workers
€3,005
€2,814
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,904
€2,558
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
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€2,317
Service and sales workers
€2,458
€1,919
Elementary occupations
€2,383
Cost-of-living equivalent
Germany: average net, shown at Belgium's local prices.
€3,045 in Germany feels like €3,296 in Belgium.
Going the other way: €3,045 in Belgium ≈ €2,813 in Germany.
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.