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

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Helsinki , Finland
₴14240
₴15199
₴10236
₴17519
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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-
-
52 500
municipal
-
-
-
9 343
national
-
-
-
5 445
health
-
-
-
596
total
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-
-
15 384
Employee
26 855
-
44 166
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national
444
-
3 010
-
unemployment
403
-
663
-
health
201
-
467
-
municipal
4 399
-
7 210
-
pensions
1 812
-
2 982
-
total
7 259
-
14 332
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Employer
26 855
-
44 166
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accident
27
-
45
-
pensions
4 659
-
7 663
-
unemployment
174
-
287
-
health
206
-
340
-
total
5 066
-
8 335
-
Corporate
20 578
52 500
-
-
income
4 116
10 500
-
-
total
4 116
10 500
-
-
Dividends

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

12 346
31 500
-
-
municipal
2 222
5 670
-
-
national
-
1 534
-
-
total
2 222
7 204
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-
Income
52 500
52 500
52 500
52 500
Total tax
18 663
17 704
22 667
15 384
After tax
33 837
34 796
29 833
37 116
Living cost
19 597
19 597
19 597
19 597
Free-cash
14 240
15 199
10 236
17 519

Estimated living cost  is ₴19597 per week

₴12801
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
₴1885
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
₴312
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.
₴4600
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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