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
$ 1500
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Lisbon , Portugal
$514
$503
$478
$377
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

Based on articles 30.º, 31.º and 151.º of CIRS, sole-trader can use 75% of income as a tax base when earnings are below €200,000 per annum.

-
-
-
1 500
income
-
-
-
162
surtax
-
-
-
-
social contributions

Social contributions in Portugal are calculated from the total income before any reductions apply.

-
-
-
521
total
-
-
-
683
Employee
497
-
1 212
-
social contributions
55
-
133
-
surtax
-
-
-
-
income
103
-
363
-
total
158
-
496
-
Employer
497
-
1 212
-
social contributions
118
-
288
-
total
118
-
288
-
Corporate
886
1 500
-
-
surtax
-
-
-
-
income
186
315
-
-
total
186
315
-
-
Dividends
700
1 185
-
-
withholding
196
332
-
-
total
196
332
-
-
Income
1 500
1 500
1 500
1 500
Total tax
658
647
784
683
After tax
842
853
716
817
Living cost
339
339
339
339
Free-cash
503
514
377
478

Estimated living cost  is $339 per week

$253
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
$20
Public transport and taxi. Monthly travel card, and a few taxi rides per week.
$6
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.
$60
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.
 Adjust living cost Show details Source

Source of data for Lisbon model

Close
[[ place.name ]], [[ place.country ]]

[[ row[2] ]] [[ row[0] ]]

Estimated living cost

Adjust living cost [[ detailsButtonText ]] Source

Additional information

Source

[[ $tc('message.data_source', {city: place.name}) ]] [[ place.name ]]

Close

[[ row[2] ]] [[ row[0] ]]

Estimated living cost

Adjust living cost [[ detailsButtonText ]] Source

Additional information

Source

[[ $tc('message.data_source', {city: place.name}) ]] [[ place.name ]]

Close