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
₴ 52500

per

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City

free-cash

Helsinki , Finland

₴14560

₴15427

₴10465

₴17721

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

52 500

municipal

9 342

national

5 525

health

599

total

15 466

Employee

26 466

44 166

national

437

3 065

unemployment

397

662

health

198

471

municipal

4 335

7 209

pensions

1 786

2 981

total

7 153

14 388

Employer

26 466

44 166

accident

pensions

4 592

7 663

unemployment

172

287

health

203

340

total

4 994

8 334

Corporate

21 041

52 500

income

4 208

10 500

total

4 208

10 500

Dividends

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

12 624

31 500

municipal

2 272

5 670

national

1 590

total

2 272

7 260

Income

52 500

Total tax

18 627

17 760

22 722

15 466

After tax

33 873

34 740

29 778

37 034

Living cost

19 313

Free-cash

14 560

15 427

10 465

17 721

Estimated living cost is ₴19313 per week

₴12615

Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.

₴1858

Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.

₴307

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.

₴4533

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.