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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
FranceSweden
| Metric | France | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €2,696 | €3,246 |
| Gross / month | €3,700 | €4,213 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,534 | €2,528 |
| Minimum wage | €1,867 | — |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 106.4 | 128.4 |
| Gender pay gap | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| Unemployment | 7.7% | 8.8% |
Summary
Net salaries in Sweden are 20.4% higher than in France in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 0.2% lower.
Occupation pay
FranceSweden
€5,518
Managers
€6,341
€4,761
Professionals
€4,599
€2,926
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,963
€2,238
Craft and related trades workers
€3,325
€2,269
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€3,206
€2,190
Clerical support workers
€2,969
€2,113
Service and sales workers
€2,895
€2,148
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,879
€1,963
Elementary occupations
€2,587
Cost-of-living equivalent
France: average net, shown at Sweden's local prices.
€2,696 in France feels like €3,253 in Sweden.
Going the other way: €2,696 in Sweden ≈ €2,234 in France.
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.