Enter your average income below to estimate applicable free-cash in all major European cities. By free-cash we mean your disposable income, left in your pocket after paying tax, rent, insurance, public transport, food expenses and basic entertainment. How does it work?

average income is
£ 1250
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
£468
£482
£512
£341
S + D Salary + Dividends

Salary + Dividends. A combination of a fixed monthly income with a bonus at the end of the year.

Dividends

Dividends. A single payment made annually out of accumulated profits.

Salary

Salary. A fixed monthly income you pay yourself to cover your living expenses.

Sole trader

Sole trader. You're running your business as an individual with an unlimited responsibility

Sole trader

You can choose the amount to declare for pension contributions and choose a pension insurance company or a pension insurance fund you prefer to use; or you could opt out of pension contributions altogether. You can find more details on Finnish Centre for Pensions

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-
-
1 250
municipal
-
-
-
222
health
-
-
-
16
national
-
-
-
168
total
-
-
-
406
Employee
455
-
1 052
-
health
3
-
13
-
municipal
75
-
171
-
pensions
31
-
71
-
unemployment
7
-
16
-
national
8
-
108
-
total
124
-
379
-
Employer
455
-
1 052
-
accident
-
-
1
-
unemployment
3
-
7
-
pensions
79
-
182
-
health
3
-
8
-
total
85
-
198
-
Corporate
709
1 250
-
-
income
142
250
-
-
total
142
250
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-
Dividends

Finish residents use 75% of income from dividends as a base for income tax.

425
750
-
-
national
8
65
-
-
municipal
77
135
-
-
total
85
200
-
-
Income
1 250
1 250
1 250
1 250
Total tax
436
450
577
406
After tax
814
800
673
844
Living cost
332
332
332
332
Free-cash
482
468
341
512

Estimated living cost  is £332 per week

£217
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
£32
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
£5
Clothing and shoes. We estimate one pair of shoes and trainers, and several items of clothing each year, or slightly more often if you choose cheaper mass market stores. Twice as often for kids.
£78
Food and entertainment. We estimate that you will have breakfast at a cafe once a week, evening meal at a restaurant once a week, and visit bars once a week for drinks.Other days you prepare meals at home.
£0
I'm drinking at home rarely or never.
£0
I do not smoke or smoke very rarely.
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Additional information

Finland permits registration as a sole-trader only for EU nationals or long-term EU resident permit holders. Other nationals should set up a company and hire themselves as an employee.

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