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Countries with the highest published family income after groceries and utilities

Published monthly net family income minus the same-source groceries and utilities fields. Housing, childcare and filing fees are deliberately outside this comparison.

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Luxembourg ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at €4,448 / month.

Items compared
21
Countries represented
21
Last checked
2026-08-27

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Showing all 21 rows

Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1Luxembourg€4,448 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
2Norway€4,101 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
3Netherlands€3,890 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
4Denmark€3,794 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
5Belgium€3,497 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
6Austria€3,390 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
7Sweden€3,357 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
8Finland€3,307 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
9Germany€3,305 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2026-08-27; 2024-12-31
10France€3,188 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
11Spain€2,519 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
12Italy€2,468 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
13Estonia€2,052 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
14Lithuania€1,778 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
15Portugal€1,773 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
16Slovakia€1,766 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
17Czechia€1,715 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
18Latvia€1,633 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
19Poland€1,562 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
20Hungary€1,417 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
21Greece€1,255 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31; 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Luxembourg leads at 4,448 EUR/month.
  • Greece sits at the other end with 1,255 EUR/month.
  • The middle of this ranking is 2,519 EUR/month, across 21 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 3,193 EUR/month.

What this measures

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate net_income_family_eur_month - groceries_monthly_eur - utilities_monthly_eur, then sort descending.

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
Rows
21 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2023-12-31; 2024-12-31 to 2026-08-27; 2024-12-31
Last checked
2026-08-27
With an official source link
21 of 21

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Countries with the highest published family income after groceries and utilities [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-highest-family-income-after-essentials/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-with-the-highest-published-family-income-after-groceries-and-utilities_94291bd4a567,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries with the highest published family income after groceries and utilities},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-highest-family-income-after-essentials/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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[Countries with the highest published family income after groceries and utilities](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-highest-family-income-after-essentials/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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Sources

  1. OECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net incomeOECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income · Checked 2026-06-12
  2. Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx)Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) · Checked 2026-06-12
  3. Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas)Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) · Checked 2026-06-12
  4. BMF — Lohnsteuer-Rechner, Programmablaufplan 2026 and Lohnsteuertabellen (Steuerklassen I-VI, 16 Bundesländer)BMF — Lohnsteuer-Rechner, Programmablaufplan 2026 and Lohnsteuertabellen (Steuerklassen I-VI, 16 Bundesländer) · Checked 2026-08-27