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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
GermanyFrance
| Metric | Germany | France |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,045 | €2,696 |
| Gross / month | €4,834 | €3,700 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,791 | €2,534 |
| Minimum wage | €2,343 | €1,867 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 109.1 | 106.4 |
| Gender pay gap | 15.6% | 11.8% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 7.7% |
Summary
Net salaries in France are 11.5% lower than in Germany in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 9.2% lower.
Occupation pay
GermanyFrance
€8,068
Managers
€5,518
€5,431
Professionals
€4,761
€4,210
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,926
€3,090
Craft and related trades workers
€2,238
€3,078
Clerical support workers
€2,190
€2,814
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,269
€2,558
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,148
€2,317
Service and sales workers
€2,113
€1,919
Elementary occupations
€1,963
Cost-of-living equivalent
Germany: average net, shown at France's local prices.
€3,045 in Germany feels like €2,970 in France.
Going the other way: €3,045 in France ≈ €3,122 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.