1. 1🇶🇦 Qatar100% kept$12,500 / month+$3,017
2. 2🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia100% kept$12,500 / month+$3,017
3. 3🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates100% kept$12,500 / month+$3,017
4. 4🇸🇬 Singapore90% kept$11,229 / month+$1,747
5. 5🇲🇨 Monaco86% kept$10,764 / month+$1,281
6. 6🇭🇰 Hong Kong85% kept$10,669 / month+$1,187
7. 7🇨🇭 Switzerland76% kept$9,490 / month+$8
8. 8🇺🇸 United StatesYou76% kept$9,483 / month
9. 9🇹🇭 Thailand75% kept$9,430 / month-$52
10. 10🇧🇷 Brazil73% kept$9,101 / month-$382
11. 11🇲🇹 Malta70% kept$8,732 / month-$751
12. 12🇲🇽 Mexico70% kept$8,720 / month-$763
13. 13🇦🇺 Australia69% kept$8,646 / month-$837
14. 14🇨🇾 Cyprus69% kept$8,635 / month-$848
15. 15🇰🇷 South Korea69% kept$8,629 / month-$853
16. 16🇳🇿 New Zealand68% kept$8,477 / month-$1,005
17. 17🇬🇧 United Kingdom65% kept$8,167 / month-$1,315
18. 18🇳🇴 Norway65% kept$8,124 / month-$1,358
19. 19🇨🇦 Canada65% kept$8,116 / month-$1,366
20. 20🇯🇵 Japan63% kept$7,896 / month-$1,587
21. 21🇪🇸 Spain63% kept$7,890 / month-$1,593
22. 22🇸🇪 Sweden62% kept$7,770 / month-$1,712
23. 23🇦🇹 Austria62% kept$7,693 / month-$1,789
24. 24🇫🇷 France61% kept$7,676 / month-$1,807
25. 25🇱🇺 Luxembourg61% kept$7,611 / month-$1,872
26. 26🇮🇪 Ireland60% kept$7,538 / month-$1,945
27. 27🇫🇮 Finland60% kept$7,477 / month-$2,006
28. 28🇩🇰 Denmark60% kept$7,462 / month-$2,021
29. 29🇵🇱 Poland59% kept$7,401 / month-$2,081
30. 30🇳🇱 Netherlands58% kept$7,254 / month-$2,229
31. 31🇬🇷 Greece57% kept$7,146 / month-$2,336
32. 32🇩🇪 Germany57% kept$7,087 / month-$2,395
33. 33🇵🇹 Portugal54% kept$6,782 / month-$2,701
34. 34🇮🇹 Italy54% kept$6,761 / month-$2,722
35. 35🇧🇪 Belgium50% kept$6,225 / month-$3,258

Same gross salary everywhere, converted at the 2 November 2026 exchange rates. Single employee, no children. Buying power uses World Bank 2025 national price levels: it says nothing about rent in one city. A real job abroad rarely pays the same. How we calculate