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
₽101306
₽98465
₽72578
₽97605
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
-
-
-
38 793
national
-
-
-
44 384
health
-
-
-
2 987
total
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-
-
86 164
Employee
47 595
-
183 815
-
national
786
-
28 973
-
unemployment
714
-
2 757
-
health
355
-
2 453
-
municipal
7 796
-
29 916
-
pensions
3 212
-
12 407
-
total
12 863
-
76 506
-
Employer
47 595
-
183 815
-
accident
48
-
184
-
pensions
8 257
-
31 891
-
unemployment
309
-
1 195
-
health
366
-
1 415
-
total
8 980
-
34 685
-
Corporate
161 925
218 500
-
-
income
32 386
43 701
-
-
total
32 386
43 701
-
-
Dividends

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

97 154
131 099
-
-
municipal
17 488
23 598
-
-
national
10 746
18 005
-
-
total
28 234
41 603
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-
Income
218 500
218 500
218 500
218 500
Total tax
82 463
85 304
111 191
86 164
After tax
136 037
133 196
107 309
132 336
Living cost
34 731
34 731
34 731
34 731
Free-cash
101 306
98 465
72 578
97 605

Estimated living cost  is ₽34731 per week

₽22686
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3341
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽553
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.
₽8153
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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