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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
ItalySpain
| Metric | Italy | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €2,316 | €2,253 |
| Gross / month | €3,338 | €2,923 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,363 | €2,473 |
| Minimum wage | — | €1,425 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 98 | 91.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 5.3% | 7.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 10.5% |
Summary
Net salaries in Spain are 2.7% lower than in Italy in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap widens to 4.6% higher.
Occupation pay
ItalySpain
€7,708
Managers
€4,245
€3,735
Professionals
€2,962
€3,135
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,476
€2,431
Clerical support workers
€1,861
€2,269
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€1,944
€2,165
Craft and related trades workers
€1,851
€2,038
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€1,479
€1,947
Service and sales workers
€1,506
€1,838
Elementary occupations
€1,440
Cost-of-living equivalent
Italy: average net, shown at Spain's local prices.
€2,316 in Italy feels like €2,153 in Spain.
Going the other way: €2,316 in Spain ≈ €2,491 in Italy.
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.