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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
FinlandSpain
| Metric | Finland | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,141 | €2,253 |
| Gross / month | €4,544 | €2,923 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,491 | €2,473 |
| Minimum wage | — | €1,425 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 126.1 | 91.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 16.3% | 7.3% |
| Unemployment | 9.7% | 10.5% |
Summary
Net salaries in Spain are 28.3% lower than in Finland in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 0.7% lower.
Occupation pay
FinlandSpain
€7,701
Managers
€4,245
€4,613
Professionals
€2,962
€3,767
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,476
€3,155
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€1,944
€3,113
Craft and related trades workers
€1,851
€2,821
Clerical support workers
€1,861
€2,553
Service and sales workers
€1,506
€2,397
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€1,479
€2,337
Elementary occupations
€1,440
Cost-of-living equivalent
Finland: average net, shown at Spain's local prices.
€3,141 in Finland feels like €2,269 in Spain.
Going the other way: €3,141 in Spain ≈ €4,348 in Finland.
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.