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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
SwedenSpain
| Metric | Sweden | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,246 | €2,253 |
| Gross / month | €4,213 | €2,923 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,528 | €2,473 |
| Minimum wage | — | €1,425 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 128.4 | 91.1 |
| Gender pay gap | 11.2% | 7.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.8% | 10.5% |
Summary
Net salaries in Spain are 30.6% lower than in Sweden in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 2.2% lower.
Occupation pay
SwedenSpain
€6,341
Managers
€4,245
€4,599
Professionals
€2,962
€3,963
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,476
€3,325
Craft and related trades workers
€1,851
€3,206
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€1,944
€2,969
Clerical support workers
€1,861
€2,895
Service and sales workers
€1,506
€2,879
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€1,479
€2,587
Elementary occupations
€1,440
Cost-of-living equivalent
Sweden: average net, shown at Spain's local prices.
€3,246 in Sweden feels like €2,303 in Spain.
Going the other way: €3,246 in Spain ≈ €4,575 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.