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
₴ 28000
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₴2741
₴789
₴4760
₴658
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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-
-
28 000
municipal
-
-
-
4 995
health
-
-
-
252
national
-
-
-
1 506
total
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-
-
6 753
Employee
22 594
-
23 555
-
health
169
-
183
-
municipal
3 701
-
3 857
-
pensions
1 525
-
1 590
-
unemployment
339
-
354
-
national
373
-
425
-
total
6 107
-
6 409
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Employer
22 594
-
23 555
-
accident
23
-
24
-
unemployment
147
-
153
-
pensions
3 920
-
4 087
-
health
174
-
182
-
total
4 264
-
4 446
-
Corporate
1 144
28 000
-
-
income
229
5 600
-
-
total
229
5 600
-
-
Dividends

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

686
16 800
-
-
national
-
148
-
-
municipal
124
3 024
-
-
total
124
3 172
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-
Income
28 000
28 000
28 000
28 000
Total tax
10 724
8 772
10 855
6 753
After tax
17 276
19 228
17 145
21 247
Living cost
16 487
16 487
16 487
16 487
Free-cash
789
2 741
658
4 760

Estimated living cost  is ₴16487 per week

₴10769
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₴1586
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₴262
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.
₴3870
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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