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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
HungaryFrance
| Metric | Hungary | France |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €1,286 | €2,696 |
| Gross / month | €1,934 | €3,700 |
| Real net (PPS) | €1,796 | €2,534 |
| Minimum wage | €906 | €1,867 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 71.6 | 106.4 |
| Gender pay gap | 16.9% | 11.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 7.7% |
Summary
Net salaries in France are 109.6% higher than in Hungary in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 41.1% higher.
Occupation pay
HungaryFrance
€2,149
Managers
€5,518
€1,788
Professionals
€4,761
€1,156
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,926
€823
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,269
€881
Craft and related trades workers
€2,238
€959
Clerical support workers
€2,190
€651
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,148
€703
Service and sales workers
€2,113
€595
Elementary occupations
€1,963
Cost-of-living equivalent
Hungary: average net, shown at France's local prices.
€1,286 in Hungary feels like €1,911 in France.
Going the other way: €1,286 in France ≈ €865 in Hungary.
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.