Compare countries
Line up salaries, cost of living and labour-market figures across several European countries at once. Add up to six.
SwedenItaly
| Metric | Sweden | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Net / month | €3,246 | €2,316 |
| Gross / month | €4,213 | €3,338 |
| Real net (PPS) | €2,528 | €2,363 |
| Minimum wage | — | — |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 128.4 | 98 |
| Gender pay gap | 11.2% | 5.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.8% | 6.1% |
Summary
Net salaries in Italy are 28.7% lower than in Sweden in euros. Adjusted for local prices (PPS), the gap narrows to 6.5% lower.
Occupation pay
SwedenItaly
€6,341
Managers
€7,708
€4,599
Professionals
€3,735
€3,963
Technicians and associate professionals
€3,135
€3,325
Craft and related trades workers
€2,165
€3,206
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
€2,269
€2,969
Clerical support workers
€2,431
€2,895
Service and sales workers
€1,947
€2,879
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers
€2,038
€2,587
Elementary occupations
€1,838
Cost-of-living equivalent
Sweden: average net, shown at Italy's local prices.
€3,246 in Sweden feels like €2,477 in Italy.
Going the other way: €3,246 in Italy ≈ €4,253 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.