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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
HungaryItaly
| Metric | Hungary | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €1,286 | €2,316 |
| Gross / month | €1,934 | €3,338 |
| Real net (PPS) | €1,796 | €2,363 |
| Minimum wage | €906 | — |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 71.6 | 98 |
| Gender pay gap | 16.9% | 5.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 6.1% |
Summary
Net salaries in Italy are 80.1% higher than in Hungary in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 31.6% higher.
Occupation pay
HungaryItaly
€2,149
Managers
€7,708
€1,788
Professionals
€3,735
€1,156
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,135
€959
Clerical support workers
€2,431
€823
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,269
€881
Craft and related trades workers
€2,165
€651
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,038
€703
Service and sales workers
€1,947
€595
Elementary occupations
€1,838
Cost-of-living equivalent
Hungary: average net, shown at Italy's local prices.
€1,286 in Hungary feels like €1,760 in Italy.
Going the other way: €1,286 in Italy ≈ €940 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.