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Portugal vs Spain

Pick Spain to keep more salary, or Portugal for cheaper day-to-day living.

Portugal Spain
Take-home pay $33,800 $38,259
Effective tax rate 43.7% 36.2%
Cost of living (single) $1,850/mo $2,050/mo
Cost of living (family) $4,200/mo $4,600/mo
Nomad visa Yes Yes
Doctors 5.9 4.3
Travel advisory 1/4 2/4
Learning score 509 507

Take-home pay is what's left from a sample $60,000/year gross salary after income tax and social security — a fixed benchmark so countries compare fairly, not your own salary. Cost of living is the average all-in monthly cost in USD. Estimates for guidance.

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