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
₽ 197000
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽88174
₽85253
₽63772
₽86338
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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-
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197 000
municipal
-
-
-
34 985
national
-
-
-
36 739
health
-
-
-
2 639
total
-
-
-
74 363
Employee
49 743
-
165 729
-
national
822
-
22 844
-
unemployment
746
-
2 487
-
health
371
-
2 158
-
municipal
8 147
-
26 981
-
pensions
3 357
-
11 187
-
total
13 443
-
65 657
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Employer
49 743
-
165 729
-
accident
50
-
165
-
pensions
8 630
-
28 754
-
unemployment
323
-
1 077
-
health
382
-
1 276
-
total
9 385
-
31 272
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Corporate
137 872
197 000
-
-
income
27 575
39 401
-
-
total
27 575
39 401
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-
Dividends

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

82 722
118 200
-
-
municipal
14 890
21 276
-
-
national
7 234
14 771
-
-
total
22 124
36 047
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-
Income
197 000
197 000
197 000
197 000
Total tax
72 527
75 448
96 929
74 363
After tax
124 473
121 552
100 071
122 637
Living cost
36 299
36 299
36 299
36 299
Free-cash
88 174
85 253
63 772
86 338

Estimated living cost  is ₽36299 per week

₽23710
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3492
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽578
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.
₽8521
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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