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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
SwedenGermany
| Metric | Sweden | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,246 | €3,045 |
| Gross / month | €4,213 | €4,834 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,528 | €2,791 |
| Minimum wage | — | €2,343 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 128.4 | 109.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 11.2% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment | 8.8% | 3.8% |
Summary
Net salaries in Germany are 6.2% lower than in Sweden in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap widens to 10.4% higher.
Occupation pay
SwedenGermany
€6,341
Managers
€8,068
€4,599
Professionals
€5,431
€3,963
Technicians and associate professionals
€4,210
€3,325
Craft and related trades workers
€3,090
€3,206
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,814
€2,969
Clerical support workers
€3,078
€2,895
Service and sales workers
€2,317
€2,879
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,558
€2,587
Elementary occupations
€1,919
Cost-of-living equivalent
Sweden: average net, shown at Germany's local prices.
€3,246 in Sweden feels like €2,758 in Germany.
Going the other way: €3,246 in Germany ≈ €3,820 in Sweden.
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.