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Value Ranking

Best Value (Salary vs Cost)

Affordability score = (annual salary ÷ annual cost) × 100. Higher is better.

#CountryValue ScoreAnnual SalaryAnnual CostSurplus
1Saudi Arabia
250
€60,000€24,000+€36,000
2Germany
241
€55,000€22,800+€32,200
3Austria
239
€51,000€21,360+€29,640
4Denmark
237
€64,000€27,000+€37,000
5Finland
235
€48,000€20,400+€27,600
6Netherlands
226
€53,000€23,400+€29,600
7Ireland
225
€58,000€25,800+€32,200
8Sweden
225
€50,000€22,200+€27,800
9Australia
221
€65,000€29,400+€35,600
10Switzerland
217
€95,000€43,800+€51,200
11New Zealand
213
€60,000€28,200+€31,800
12United States
211
€72,000€34,200+€37,800
13France
209
€46,000€21,960+€24,040
14Canada
207
€56,000€27,000+€29,000
15UAE
189
€68,000€36,000+€32,000
16Qatar
188
€63,000€33,600+€29,400
17Spain
184
€32,000€17,400+€14,600
18United Kingdom
177
€50,000€28,200+€21,800
19Portugal
173
€28,000€16,200+€11,800
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