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
₽88958
₽64185
₽86138
₽86750
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

-
-
-
197 000
health
-
-
-
2 653
municipal
-
-
-
34 983
national
-
-
-
37 553
total
-
-
-
75 189
Employee
48 047
-
165 726
-
unemployment
721
-
2 485
-
pensions
3 242
-
11 187
-
municipal
7 870
-
26 980
-
national
794
-
23 658
-
health
359
-
2 171
-
total
12 986
-
66 481
-
Employer
48 047
-
165 726
-
pensions
8 336
-
28 754
-
health
369
-
1 275
-
unemployment
312
-
1 078
-
accident
49
-
166
-
total
9 066
-
31 273
-
Corporate
139 888
197 000
-
-
income
27 978
39 400
-
-
total
27 978
39 400
-
-
Dividends

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

83 933
118 200
-
-
national
7 843
15 125
-
-
municipal
15 108
21 276
-
-
total
22 951
36 401
-
-
Income
197 000
197 000
197 000
197 000
Total tax
72 981
75 801
97 754
75 189
After tax
124 019
121 199
99 246
121 811
Living cost
35 061
35 061
35 061
35 061
Free-cash
88 958
86 138
64 185
86 750

Estimated living cost  is ₽35061 per week

₽22902
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3372
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽558
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.
₽8230
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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