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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
RomaniaSpain
| Metric | Romania | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €1,156 | €2,253 |
| Gross / month | €1,977 | €2,923 |
| Real net (PPS) | €1,963 | €2,473 |
| Minimum wage | €825 | €1,425 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 58.9 | 91.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 3.7% | 7.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 10.5% |
Summary
Net salaries in Spain are 94.9% higher than in Romania in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 26.0% higher.
Occupation pay
RomaniaSpain
€1,828
Managers
€4,245
€1,557
Professionals
€2,962
€969
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,476
€703
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€1,944
€759
Clerical support workers
€1,861
€748
Craft and related trades workers
€1,851
€569
Service and sales workers
€1,506
€558
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€1,479
€557
Elementary occupations
€1,440
Cost-of-living equivalent
Romania: average net, shown at Spain's local prices.
€1,156 in Romania feels like €1,788 in Spain.
Going the other way: €1,156 in Spain ≈ €747 in Romania.
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.