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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
DenmarkGermany
| Metric | Denmark | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,786 | €3,045 |
| Gross / month | €5,968 | €4,834 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,700 | €2,791 |
| Minimum wage | — | €2,343 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 140.2 | 109.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 14.0% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.4% | 3.8% |
Summary
Net salaries in Germany are 19.6% lower than in Denmark in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 3.4% higher.
Occupation pay
DenmarkGermany
€8,574
Managers
€8,068
€6,526
Professionals
€5,431
€5,382
Technicians and associate professionals
€4,210
€4,379
Craft and related trades workers
€3,090
€4,353
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,814
€4,195
Clerical support workers
€3,078
€3,731
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,558
€3,414
Elementary occupations
€1,919
€3,096
Service and sales workers
€2,317
Cost-of-living equivalent
Denmark: average net, shown at Germany's local prices.
€3,786 in Denmark feels like €2,946 in Germany.
Going the other way: €3,786 in Germany ≈ €4,865 in Denmark.
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.