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Countries with the highest published single income after groceries and utilities

Luxembourg ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at €3,190 / month.

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Published monthly net income for a standardized single profile minus the same-source groceries and utilities fields. It is not a full disposable-income budget because rent is excluded.

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21
Countries represented
21
Last checked
2026-08-27

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Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1Luxembourg€3,190 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
2Norway€2,942 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
3Denmark€2,814 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
4Netherlands€2,758 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
5Belgium€2,464 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
6Sweden€2,363 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
7Finland€2,356 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
8Austria€2,331 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
9Germany€2,274 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2026-08-27; 2024-12-31
10France€2,200 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
11Spain€1,702 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
12Italy€1,685 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
13Estonia€1,450 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
14Lithuania€1,222 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
15Slovakia€1,206 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
16Portugal€1,200 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
17Czechia€1,165 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
18Latvia€1,108 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
19Greece€1,071 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31; 2024-12-31
20Poland€1,042 / monthEUR/month2026-06-12
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31
21Hungary€917 / monthEUR/month2026-08-27
Source 1 Source 2 Scope: country · Period: 2024-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Luxembourg leads at 3,190 EUR/month.
  • Hungary sits at the other end with 917 EUR/month.
  • The middle of this ranking is 1,702 EUR/month, across 21 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 2,273 EUR/month.

Quick answer

What does Countries with the highest published single income after groceries and utilities show?

Luxembourg ranks first in this current highest-to-lowest comparison at €3,190 / month.

How this list is built

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate net income, single person, monthly - groceries a month - utilities a month, 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, October 16). Countries with the highest published single income after groceries and utilities [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a04d421246bac0401fed44ee56f6f624]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-highest-single-income-after-essentials/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries with the highest published single income after groceries and utilities},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a04d421246bac0401fed44ee56f6f624},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-highest-single-income-after-essentials/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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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