Ah, now I understand what you meant with "effort", i.e. that the disposable income after taxes normalized for purchasing power would be lower in Portugal than e

Ah, now I understand what you meant with "effort", i.e. that the disposable income after taxes normalized for purchasing power would be lower in Portugal than e.g. in Sweden, right? Hm...that's a good point actually - net PPP-adjusted household displosable income is definitely lower in Portugal: http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/topics/income/ http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/topics/income/