2026 decision snapshot
Calculated 2026 snapshot
Same gross: net pay, rent and purchasing power
Every country uses the same gross salary. The ranking follows the PPP-adjusted amount left after the disclosed rent benchmark.
| Country | Gross/year | Net/year | Rent/year | After rent/year | PPP-adjusted after rent/year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | €100,000 | €68,873 | €10,463 | €58,410 | €57,242 |
| USA | €100,000 | €72,172 | €16,754 | €55,418 | €47,105 |
| Australia | €100,000 | €72,595 | €22,002 | €50,593 | €46,040 |
| United Kingdom | €100,000 | €68,755 | €20,959 | €47,796 | €45,406 |
| Germany | €100,000 | €57,846 | €14,256 | €43,590 | €43,590 |
| Austria | €100,000 | €63,181 | €19,314 | €43,867 | €41,235 |
| Switzerland | €100,000 | €78,173 | €14,635 | €63,538 | €40,029 |
| Ireland | €100,000 | €64,569 | €24,000 | €40,569 | €28,804 |
Every country uses the same gross salary. The winner is the country with the highest PPP-adjusted amount left after tax and the selected rent assumption.
Sources and result scope
- Net pay: Obolus TaxCompare API · 2026
- DE · Median gross: German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) (2025) · Rent: Kiel Institute / VALUE (2026-Q1)
- AT · Median gross: Statistics Austria (2024) · Rent: DER STANDARD / immopreise.at (2026-08)
- CH · Median gross: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2024) · Rent: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2022) · Health insurance: BAG / Priminfo (2026) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- US · Median gross: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- UK · Median gross: UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) (April 2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- IE · Median gross: Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) (2024) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic
- CA · Median gross: Statistics Canada (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- AU · Median gross: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (August 2025) · Rent: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), citing Cotality (December 2025) · Health insurance: Services Australia (2026 rules) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18