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
$ 1900
per

Your estimated
City
free-cash

Barcelona , Spain
$763
$597
$846
$646
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
-
-
-
1 900
accident
-
-
-
10
income
-
-
-
507
pensions
-
-
-
306
other
-
-
-
1
unemployment
-
-
-
8
total
-
-
-
832
Employee
581
-
1 555
-
unemployment
9
-
17
-
pensions
27
-
51
-
income
123
-
467
-
other
1
-
1
-
total
160
-
536
-
Employer
581
-
1 555
-
pensions
137
-
255
-
other
5
-
9
-
unemployment
32
-
60
-
accident
11
-
21
-
total
185
-
345
-
Corporate
1 134
1 900
-
-
income

The general rate of corporate tax is 25%. The lower rate of 15% is introduced for newly formed companies which applies during the first two years of operation in which taxable profit is made. We use the lower rate in our model.

170
285
-
-
total
170
285
-
-
Dividends
964
1 615
-
-
withholding
200
347
-
-
total
200
347
-
-
Income
1 900
1 900
1 900
1 900
Total tax
715
632
881
832
After tax
1 185
1 268
1 019
1 068
Living cost
422
422
422
422
Free-cash
763
846
597
646

Estimated living cost  is $422 per week

$310
Rent. One bedroom at downtown or an upmarket area with basic utilities which include internet connection and a mobile phone.
$30
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.
$75
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 Barcelona 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