Eurostat · European Commission
Of 100 euros of your work, how many reach the shopping cart?
45 euros out of 100. The other 55 leave in four stops.
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The journey of 100 euros
Average wage, 2025: euros out of 100 of labour cost45 out of 100
- Employer contributions−24●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
- Your contributions−7●●●●●●●
- Income tax−16●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
- VAT and excise−8●●●●●●●●
- In the cart45●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Low wage: 52 out of 100. High wage: 39. Each dot is one euro; portal calculation on Eurostat data.
Details, method and source
It depends on what you buy
Average wage, 2025: euros in the cart out of 100From 50.5 € with bread and milk to 21.3 € with petrol
- Bread and milk50.5 €
- Bars and restaurants47.7 €
- Average spending44.5 €
- Clothes and phone43.1 €
- Petrol21.3 €
Blue is the cart, grey is VAT and excise: portal calculation. Contributions and taxes (47.5 €), the same for all, are not drawn.
Details, method and source
In a litre of petrol
Petrol, 2025, yearly average1.03 € of taxes out of 1.73 €
Product and distribution0.70 €
Excise and VAT1.03 €
Prices with and without taxes: the European Commission’s Weekly Oil Bulletin. The split between excise and VAT is the portal’s.
Details, method and source
Statutory rates and the page’s data
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