Moving to Greece, from the US.

In short, current to September 2026

• For a US citizen leaving New York on $1M a year, the Patrician.ch engine ranks Athens first in Greece, number 28 of the 84 places outside the 50 states. It weighs tax with the US floor applied, the route in, safety, schools, sun, cost and the flight home.
• In Athens, income tax on $1M for a US citizen comes to 43% with the federal floor applied, against 43% in New York, level with New York.
• The local rate in Athens on $1M, 43%, is above the US federal 33%, so the local tax is the figure that applies and the US credit covers the federal share.
• For a US passport, the route into Athens is a straightforward permit. The flight from New York is about 11h.
• Greece has a regime for new arrivals: Non dom flat tax of €100K a year on all foreign income for 15 years, plus a 7% flat rate for foreign pensioners. Whether it applies depends on the income and the person, and the US federal floor applies to a US citizen either way.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 48 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated 23 September 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Moving to Greece from the US 2026: tax and the 2 addresses, patrician.ch/answers/moving-to-greece-from-the-us/, September 2026.