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
₽ 172000
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽69204
₽71591
₽72944
₽51662
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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-
-
172 000
municipal
-
-
-
30 559
health
-
-
-
2 225
national
-
-
-
27 264
total
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-
-
60 048
Employee
53 456
-
144 696
-
health
399
-
1 805
-
municipal
8 756
-
23 571
-
pensions
3 608
-
9 768
-
unemployment
802
-
2 171
-
national
883
-
16 711
-
total
14 448
-
54 026
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Employer
53 456
-
144 696
-
accident
54
-
145
-
unemployment
347
-
941
-
pensions
9 274
-
25 104
-
health
411
-
1 114
-
total
10 086
-
27 304
-
Corporate
108 458
172 000
-
-
income
21 691
34 400
-
-
total
21 691
34 400
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-
Dividends

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

65 075
103 200
-
-
national
3 463
10 812
-
-
municipal
11 713
18 576
-
-
total
15 176
29 388
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-
Income
172 000
172 000
172 000
172 000
Total tax
61 401
63 788
81 330
60 048
After tax
110 599
108 212
90 670
111 952
Living cost
39 008
39 008
39 008
39 008
Free-cash
71 591
69 204
51 662
72 944

Estimated living cost  is ₽39008 per week

₽25480
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3752
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽621
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.
₽9157
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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