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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
PolandBelgium
| Metric | Poland | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €1,591 | €3,035 |
| Gross / month | €2,219 | €4,962 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,238 | €2,570 |
| Minimum wage | €1,119 | €2,234 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 71.1 | 118.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 4.0% | 0.7% |
| Unemployment | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Summary
Net salaries in Belgium are 90.8% higher than in Poland in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 14.8% higher.
Occupation pay
PolandBelgium
€2,236
Managers
€7,362
€1,586
Professionals
€5,234
€1,182
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,828
€909
Clerical support workers
€3,005
€912
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,904
€923
Craft and related trades workers
€2,899
€710
Service and sales workers
€2,458
€704
Elementary occupations
€2,383
€695
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
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Cost-of-living equivalent
Poland: average net, shown at Belgium's local prices.
€1,591 in Poland feels like €2,643 in Belgium.
Going the other way: €1,591 in Belgium ≈ €958 in Poland.
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.