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
₽ 157000
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽60772
₽62800
₽65463
₽44784
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

-
-
-
157 000
municipal
-
-
-
27 901
health
-
-
-
1 995
national
-
-
-
22 684
total
-
-
-
52 580
Employee
53 385
-
132 076
-
health
399
-
1 610
-
municipal
8 744
-
21 522
-
pensions
3 603
-
8 915
-
unemployment
801
-
1 981
-
national
882
-
14 306
-
total
14 429
-
48 334
-
Employer
53 385
-
132 076
-
accident
54
-
133
-
unemployment
347
-
859
-
pensions
9 262
-
22 916
-
health
410
-
1 017
-
total
10 073
-
24 925
-
Corporate
93 543
157 000
-
-
income
18 709
31 400
-
-
total
18 709
31 400
-
-
Dividends

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

56 125
94 200
-
-
national
1 929
8 915
-
-
municipal
10 103
16 956
-
-
total
12 032
25 871
-
-
Income
157 000
157 000
157 000
157 000
Total tax
55 243
57 271
73 259
52 580
After tax
101 757
99 729
83 741
104 420
Living cost
38 957
38 957
38 957
38 957
Free-cash
62 800
60 772
44 784
65 463

Estimated living cost  is ₽38957 per week

₽25446
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3747
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽620
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.
₽9144
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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