Country Overview

Wages and Prices in Spain

Spain shows a Southern European common-year wage alongside a near-benchmark Overall price profile, with individual categories available for more careful comparison.

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Wage history

How Wages Have Changed in Spain

Explore Spain’s PPP-adjusted annual wage history using a reported range rather than a filled-in series.

PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)2000–2025 · touch or hover points for the selected range

Price levels

Price Levels in Spain

Compare everyday price levels using the United States benchmark of 100.

Overall

59.40Below U.S.40.6% below U.S.

Food

82.00Below U.S.18.0% below U.S.

Clothing

80.60Below U.S.19.4% below U.S.

Housing

54.50Below U.S.45.5% below U.S.

Health

42.70Below U.S.57.3% below U.S.

Transport

92.10Below U.S.7.9% below U.S.

Recreation

73.60Below U.S.26.4% below U.S.

Restaurants

69.20Below U.S.30.8% below U.S.

How to Read This View

Use 100 as the reference

The United States is fixed at 100 for every category. A value of 59.4 means that Spain’s price level is about 40.6% below the U.S. benchmark, while a value of 92.1 means it is approximately 8% lower.

Compare categories, not household bills

Each row represents a separate spending category. The values show relative price levels rather than the actual amount a household spends. A higher transport index does not necessarily mean that total living costs are higher by the same amount.

Check the selected year

The year buttons update all displayed categories together. Missing observations are shown as unavailable and are never replaced with values from another year.

Relative context

Spain in Context

See how Spain’s wage and selected price level compare with the OECD median and the United States.

Average Annual Wage

Spain$57,779

OECD Median$60,690

United States$86,977

Selected Price Level

Spain59.40

OECD Median67.25

United States100

Read the placement

Spain’s 2025 PPP-adjusted annual wage is 4.8% below the OECD median. Its 2024 Overall price index of 59.4 is 40.6% below the U.S. benchmark, meaning that both measures sit on the same side of their references in this dataset. Wage and price observations refer to separately labelled years and should not be read as a household affordability score.

Country note

Understanding Wages and Prices in Spain

Spain is shown with its current common-year wage and a separate price-year label. The chart exposes the selected historical span without interpolation, while the page avoids converting a measured change into a causal story.

Across the reported categories, Spain shows its highest readings in Transport (92.10), Food (82.00), and Clothing (80.60); the overall index remains below the United States reference. Each figure is a comparative index value rather than a household-cost forecast.