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Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
SwedenFrance
| Metric | Sweden | France |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,246 | €2,696 |
| Gross / month | €4,213 | €3,700 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,528 | €2,534 |
| Minimum wage | — | €1,867 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 128.4 | 106.4 |
| Gender pay gap | 11.2% | 11.8% |
| Unemployment | 8.8% | 7.7% |
Summary
Net salaries in France are 16.9% lower than in Sweden in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 0.2% higher.
Occupation pay
SwedenFrance
€6,341
Managers
€5,518
€4,599
Professionals
€4,761
€3,963
Technicians and associate professionals
€2,926
€3,325
Craft and related trades workers
€2,238
€3,206
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,269
€2,969
Clerical support workers
€2,190
€2,895
Service and sales workers
€2,113
€2,879
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,148
€2,587
Elementary occupations
€1,963
Cost-of-living equivalent
Sweden: average net, shown at France's local prices.
€3,246 in Sweden feels like €2,690 in France.
Going the other way: €3,246 in France ≈ €3,917 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.