#we are having the kind of inflation in here that ppl would have beheaded kings for 500 years ago

[baellielurk]

as of today (april 7) the actual exchanged hungarian minimum wage is 683 eur. and i think while this is a good comparison chart to get a general idea of this, it's also vital to know that not all of these countries have their minimum wage set in eur, so that's not an accurate way to show this information. on april 1st, the hungarian minimum wage equaled 677 eur. even on january 1st, general exchange rates would result in 698 eur for the minimum gross for 2024. even with the best exchange rate (in favor of huf) in 2024 on january 5-6, it's 707 eur.

my point is, money ain't this universal, and when comparing things in different units, where exchange is not as set in stone as with, say, distances, there needs to be some footnotes about the units.

Minimum wages across the European Union as of April 1, 2024.

source This is about gross monthly minimum wages.

Also note about Greece and Portugal. Technically Greece has 830€ per month and Portugal 820€ per month. But because both of those countries have 14 payments per year instead of 12, the results on the map show the real gross minimum wages spread throughout twelve months.

by threafold