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
₽ 159000
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽62052
₽64138
₽66535
₽45855
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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-
-
159 000
municipal
-
-
-
28 255
health
-
-
-
2 028
national
-
-
-
23 437
total
-
-
-
53 720
Employee
53 094
-
133 759
-
health
396
-
1 639
-
municipal
8 696
-
21 796
-
pensions
3 583
-
9 030
-
unemployment
797
-
2 007
-
national
877
-
14 688
-
total
14 349
-
49 160
-
Employer
53 094
-
133 759
-
accident
54
-
134
-
unemployment
345
-
869
-
pensions
9 212
-
23 207
-
health
408
-
1 030
-
total
10 019
-
25 240
-
Corporate
95 888
159 000
-
-
income
19 178
31 800
-
-
total
19 178
31 800
-
-
Dividends

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

57 533
95 400
-
-
national
2 214
9 230
-
-
municipal
10 357
17 173
-
-
total
12 571
26 403
-
-
Income
159 000
159 000
159 000
159 000
Total tax
56 117
58 203
74 400
53 720
After tax
102 883
100 797
84 600
105 280
Living cost
38 745
38 745
38 745
38 745
Free-cash
64 138
62 052
45 855
66 535

Estimated living cost  is ₽38745 per week

₽25308
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3727
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽617
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.
₽9095
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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