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
£ 2150
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
£971
£1000
£962
£716
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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-
-
2 150
municipal
-
-
-
382
health
-
-
-
29
national
-
-
-
441
total
-
-
-
852
Employee
460
-
1 809
-
health
3
-
24
-
municipal
75
-
294
-
pensions
31
-
122
-
unemployment
7
-
27
-
national
8
-
289
-
total
124
-
756
-
Employer
460
-
1 809
-
accident
-
-
2
-
unemployment
3
-
12
-
pensions
80
-
314
-
health
4
-
14
-
total
87
-
342
-
Corporate
1 603
2 150
-
-
income
321
430
-
-
total
321
430
-
-
Dividends

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

962
1 290
-
-
national
109
181
-
-
municipal
173
232
-
-
total
282
413
-
-
Income
2 150
2 150
2 150
2 150
Total tax
814
843
1 098
852
After tax
1 336
1 307
1 052
1 298
Living cost
336
336
336
336
Free-cash
1 000
971
716
962

Estimated living cost  is £336 per week

£219
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.
£79
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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