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
£ 500
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Thessaloniki , Greece
£78
£90
£94
£121
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
-
-
-
500
health
-
-
-
36
other
-
-
-
-
unemployment
-
-
-
2
surtax
-
-
-
4
pensions
-
-
-
100
income
-
-
-
75
total
-
-
-
217
Employee
290
-
413
-
health
7
-
11
-
pensions
19
-
28
-
income
49
-
70
-
unemployment
20
-
29
-
surtax
1
-
4
-
other
-
-
-
-
total
96
-
142
-
Employer
290
-
413
-
other
-
-
-
-
pensions
39
-
55
-
unemployment
9
-
13
-
health
13
-
19
-
total
61
-
87
-
Corporate
149
500
-
-
income
39
130
-
-
total
39
130
-
-
Dividends
111
370
-
-
withholding
17
56
-
-
total
17
56
-
-
Income
500
500
500
500
Total tax
213
186
229
217
After tax
287
314
271
283
Living cost
193
193
193
193
Free-cash
94
121
78
90

Estimated living cost  is £193 per week

£118
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
£18
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
£4
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.
£53
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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Athens , Greece
£74
£86
£90
£117
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
-
-
-
500
health
-
-
-
36
other
-
-
-
-
unemployment
-
-
-
2
surtax
-
-
-
4
pensions
-
-
-
100
income
-
-
-
75
total
-
-
-
217
Employee
295
-
413
-
health
8
-
11
-
pensions
20
-
28
-
income
49
-
70
-
unemployment
21
-
29
-
surtax
1
-
4
-
other
-
-
-
-
total
99
-
142
-
Employer
295
-
413
-
other
-
-
-
-
pensions
39
-
55
-
unemployment
9
-
13
-
health
13
-
19
-
total
61
-
87
-
Corporate
143
500
-
-
income
37
130
-
-
total
37
130
-
-
Dividends
106
370
-
-
withholding
16
56
-
-
total
16
56
-
-
Income
500
500
500
500
Total tax
213
186
229
217
After tax
287
314
271
283
Living cost
197
197
197
197
Free-cash
90
117
74
86

Estimated living cost  is £197 per week

£119
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
£17
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.
£56
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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