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
₽ 180500
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽74191
₽76792
₽77279
₽55775
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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-
-
180 500
municipal
-
-
-
32 065
health
-
-
-
2 359
national
-
-
-
30 054
total
-
-
-
64 478
Employee
53 092
-
151 846
-
health
396
-
1 917
-
municipal
8 696
-
24 732
-
pensions
3 583
-
10 249
-
unemployment
797
-
2 277
-
national
877
-
18 156
-
total
14 349
-
57 331
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Employer
53 092
-
151 846
-
accident
54
-
151
-
unemployment
345
-
986
-
pensions
9 211
-
26 344
-
health
408
-
1 170
-
total
10 018
-
28 651
-
Corporate
117 391
180 500
-
-
income
23 478
36 099
-
-
total
23 478
36 099
-
-
Dividends

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

70 435
108 300
-
-
national
4 441
11 972
-
-
municipal
12 679
19 495
-
-
total
17 120
31 467
-
-
Income
180 500
180 500
180 500
180 500
Total tax
64 965
67 566
85 982
64 478
After tax
115 535
112 934
94 518
116 022
Living cost
38 743
38 743
38 743
38 743
Free-cash
76 792
74 191
55 775
77 279

Estimated living cost  is ₽38743 per week

₽25307
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.
₽9094
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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