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
₽ 218500
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽101262
₽98442
₽72553
₽97582
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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-
-
218 500
municipal
-
-
-
38 792
national
-
-
-
44 341
health
-
-
-
2 986
total
-
-
-
86 119
Employee
47 687
-
183 814
-
national
788
-
28 930
-
unemployment
716
-
2 757
-
health
356
-
2 453
-
municipal
7 811
-
29 915
-
pensions
3 218
-
12 407
-
total
12 889
-
76 462
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Employer
47 687
-
183 814
-
accident
48
-
184
-
pensions
8 273
-
31 891
-
unemployment
310
-
1 195
-
health
366
-
1 416
-
total
8 997
-
34 686
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Corporate
161 816
218 500
-
-
income
32 363
43 699
-
-
total
32 363
43 699
-
-
Dividends

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

97 090
131 101
-
-
municipal
17 476
23 599
-
-
national
10 714
17 961
-
-
total
28 190
41 560
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-
Income
218 500
218 500
218 500
218 500
Total tax
82 439
85 259
111 148
86 119
After tax
136 061
133 241
107 352
132 381
Living cost
34 799
34 799
34 799
34 799
Free-cash
101 262
98 442
72 553
97 582

Estimated living cost  is ₽34799 per week

₽22730
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3347
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽554
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.
₽8168
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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