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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
GreeceGermany
| Metric | Greece | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €1,792 | €3,045 |
| Gross / month | €2,471 | €4,834 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,133 | €2,791 |
| Minimum wage | €1,073 | €2,343 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 84 | 109.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 13.4% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment | 8.9% | 3.8% |
Summary
Net salaries in Germany are 69.9% higher than in Greece in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 30.8% higher.
Occupation pay
GreeceGermany
€3,571
Managers
€8,068
€2,126
Professionals
€5,431
€1,825
Technicians and associate professionals
€4,210
€1,370
Craft and related trades workers
€3,090
€1,414
Clerical support workers
€3,078
€1,347
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,814
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Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,558
€875
Service and sales workers
€2,317
€876
Elementary occupations
€1,919
Cost-of-living equivalent
Greece: average net, shown at Germany's local prices.
€1,792 in Greece feels like €2,327 in Germany.
Going the other way: €1,792 in Germany ≈ €1,380 in Greece.
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.