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
₽ 241000
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₽108148
₽111289
₽107418
₽79814
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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-
-
241 000
municipal
-
-
-
42 789
health
-
-
-
3 288
national
-
-
-
48 488
total
-
-
-
94 565
Employee
53 468
-
202 743
-
health
399
-
2 698
-
municipal
8 758
-
32 997
-
pensions
3 608
-
13 685
-
unemployment
802
-
3 041
-
national
883
-
31 492
-
total
14 450
-
83 913
-
Employer
53 468
-
202 743
-
accident
54
-
202
-
unemployment
347
-
1 317
-
pensions
9 276
-
35 177
-
health
411
-
1 560
-
total
10 088
-
38 256
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Corporate
177 444
241 000
-
-
income
35 489
48 200
-
-
total
35 489
48 200
-
-
Dividends

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

106 466
144 600
-
-
national
11 503
19 607
-
-
municipal
19 164
26 028
-
-
total
30 667
45 635
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-
Income
241 000
241 000
241 000
241 000
Total tax
90 694
93 835
122 169
94 565
After tax
150 306
147 165
118 831
146 435
Living cost
39 017
39 017
39 017
39 017
Free-cash
111 289
108 148
79 814
107 418

Estimated living cost  is ₽39017 per week

₽25486
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₽3753
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₽621
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.
₽9159
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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