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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
GreecePortugal
| Metric | Greece | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €1,792 | €1,787 |
| Gross / month | €2,471 | €2,314 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,133 | €2,095 |
| Minimum wage | €1,073 | €1,073 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 84 | 85.3 |
| Gender pay gap | 13.4% | 7.0% |
| Unemployment | 8.9% | 6.0% |
Summary
Net salaries in Portugal are 0.3% lower than in Greece in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap widens to 1.8% lower.
Occupation pay
GreecePortugal
€3,571
Managers
€3,270
€2,126
Professionals
€2,077
€1,825
Technicians and associate professionals
€1,660
€1,414
Clerical support workers
€1,117
€1,370
Craft and related trades workers
€958
€1,347
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€948
€875
Service and sales workers
€912
€876
Elementary occupations
€791
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Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€830
Cost-of-living equivalent
Greece: average net, shown at Portugal's local prices.
€1,792 in Greece feels like €1,820 in Portugal.
Going the other way: €1,792 in Portugal ≈ €1,765 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.