The difference between an MEP and a VP seems to be 800€ / month, not a whole lot and it's a way for each party to be represented in the administrative body of the parliament
And we're talking about a European salary! Which they don't even pay income taxes on (only a small EU tax). So that's practically after-tax money we're talking about.
That can definitely make a difference in many European citizens' lives (although, not all Europeans at the same time, of course).
But if those 14 VPs were MPs then there wouldn't be the need for 14 other MPs.
Which means that the difference per VP would be the price of an MP + 800 EUR (of difference between VP and MP), which is exactly the price of a VP.
In other words, no, the difference would still be ~3.7 - 4.6 million / year in total.
First result on Google for MEP salary. Where did you get the 22000 from?
1. Daily subsistence allowance (~5000 EUR/month)
2. General expenditure allowance (~4300 EUR/month)
3. Travel allowances (up to ~2400 EUR/month)
4. Vice-president allowance (~800 EUR/month)
These are numbers for 2014, when the base salary was ~8000 EUR/month.
Since the base salary is now ~9400 EUR/month, you can probably add another 20% on top of the numbers I just mentioned.
That is, of course, assuming they didn't come up with more allowances since then...
Plus they get another 70% of everything they earned as a pension.
They also pay a small EU tax instead of a regular income tax like the peasants.
And I wouldn't be surprised if the base monthly salary was payed 14 or 15 times per year rather than the 12 that many people usually assume. At least, that's what happens in the European countries I've lived in.
On the other hand you can say that these VPs are in part responsible for the 2 trillion EUR covid recovery plan, which would allow 100% of the EU population to receive around 4500€.