Safest places for the wealthy to live in 2026, and their tax

The safest addresses, and what they tax.

The safest places for the wealthy to live in 2026 are Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Monaco, each scoring 10 of 10 on the Patrician.ch safety index and taxing $1M of income at 0%. They lead the 22 of 100 addresses at 10 of 10. Every address scoring 9 or 10 is ranked below with what each takes of $1,000,000, with the safe ones that tax income at 0%.

In short, current to October 2026

22 addresses score 10 of 10 on the Patrician.ch safety index: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Monaco, Andorra la Vella, Singapore, Hong Kong, Queenstown, Zug, Lucerne, Munich, Tokyo, Zurich, Vaduz, Lugano, Megève, Montreux, Cortina d'Ampezzo, St. Moritz, Verbier, Kitzbühel, Gstaad and Zermatt. 27 more score 9.
Of the 22 scoring 10, the lowest effective rate on $1M is 0%, in Dubai.
6 addresses score 8 or more and tax a mover's income at 0%: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Punta del Este, Monaco, George Town and Virgin Gorda.
Among the addresses scoring 9 or 10, Dubai keeps the most of $1M, at an effective 0%.
The safety index is Patrician.ch's own editorial score from 1 to 10. It is not an official statistic. Current to October 2026.

Each address on this page was last checked against its official sources between 14 October 2026 and 30 October 2026. The sources for each are named on its page.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated 5 November 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Safest places for the wealthy to live in 2026, and their tax, patrician.ch/answers/safest-places-for-the-wealthy-to-live/, October 2026.

Ranked

Every address scoring 9 or 10.

Ordered by safety, then by the engine's default reading of everything else. The figure is the effective income tax on $1,000,000.

Dubai 🇦🇪 UAEsafety 10 of 10, $10M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 UAEsafety 10 of 10, $10M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

Monaco 🇲🇨 Monacosafety 10 of 10, $10M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

Andorra la Vella 🇦🇩 Andorrasafety 10 of 10, $9.0M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

10%

Singapore 🇸🇬 Singaporesafety 10 of 10, $7.9M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

21%

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SARsafety 10 of 10, $8.5M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

15%

Queenstown 🇳🇿 New Zealandsafety 10 of 10, $6.2M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

38%

Zug 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $7.9M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

21%

Lucerne 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $7.2M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

28%

Munich 🇩🇪 Germanysafety 10 of 10, $5.5M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

45%

Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japansafety 10 of 10, $4.8M kept after tax over 10 years, 20% on gains

52%

Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $6.4M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

36%

Vaduz 🇱🇮 Liechtensteinsafety 10 of 10, $8.2M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

18%

Lugano 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $6.5M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

35%

Megève 🇫🇷 Francesafety 10 of 10, $5.6M kept after tax over 10 years, 35% on gains

44%

Montreux 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $5.9M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

41%

Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 Italysafety 10 of 10, $5.7M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

43%

St. Moritz 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $7.2M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

28%

Verbier 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $6.5M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

36%

Kitzbühel 🇦🇹 Austriasafety 10 of 10, $5.2M kept after tax over 10 years, 28% on gains

48%

Gstaad 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $6.4M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

36%

Zermatt 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 10 of 10, $6.5M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

36%

Gibraltar 🇬🇮 Gibraltarsafety 9 of 10, $9.4M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

Hvar 🇭🇷 Croatiasafety 9 of 10, $7.1M kept after tax over 10 years, no tax on gains after 2 years

29%

Prague 🇨🇿 Czech Republicsafety 9 of 10, $7.8M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

22%

Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugalsafety 9 of 10, $5.2M kept after tax over 10 years, 28% on gains

48%

Jersey 🇯🇪 Jerseysafety 9 of 10, $8M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

20%

Cascais 🇵🇹 Portugalsafety 9 of 10, $5.0M kept after tax over 10 years, 28% on gains

50%

Quinta do Lago 🇵🇹 Portugalsafety 9 of 10, $5.2M kept after tax over 10 years, 28% on gains

48%

Sydney 🇦🇺 Australiasafety 9 of 10, $5.5M kept after tax over 10 years, 24% on gains

45%

Provence 🇫🇷 Francesafety 9 of 10, $5.6M kept after tax over 10 years, 35% on gains

44%

Aspen 🇺🇸 United Statessafety 9 of 10, $6.4M kept after tax over 10 years, 28% on gains

36%

Vienna 🇦🇹 Austriasafety 9 of 10, $5.2M kept after tax over 10 years, 28% on gains

48%

Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israelsafety 9 of 10, $5.5M kept after tax over 10 years, 30% on gains

45%

Naples 🇺🇸 United Statessafety 9 of 10, $6.8M kept after tax over 10 years, 24% on gains

32%

Montecito 🇺🇸 United Statessafety 9 of 10, $5.8M kept after tax over 10 years, 37% on gains

42%

Venice 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.6M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

44%

Tuscany 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.4M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

46%

Gustavia 🇫🇷 St Barthssafety 9 of 10, $5.6M kept after tax over 10 years, 35% on gains

44%

Newport Beach 🇺🇸 United Statessafety 9 of 10, $5.8M kept after tax over 10 years, 37% on gains

42%

Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Luxembourgsafety 9 of 10, $5.7M kept after tax over 10 years, no tax on share gains after 6 months under a 10% stake

43%

Geneva 🇨🇭 Switzerlandsafety 9 of 10, $6.0M kept after tax over 10 years, no capital gains tax

40%

The Hamptons 🇺🇸 United Statessafety 9 of 10, $6.1M kept after tax over 10 years, 33% on gains

39%

Courchevel 🇫🇷 Francesafety 9 of 10, $5.6M kept after tax over 10 years, 35% on gains

44%

Amalfi Coast 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.4M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

46%

Capri 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.4M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

46%

Porto Cervo 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.7M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

43%

Portofino 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.5M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

45%

Forte dei Marmi 🇮🇹 Italysafety 9 of 10, $5.4M kept after tax over 10 years, 26% on gains

46%

Safe, and 0% on income.

Addresses scoring 8 or more that tax a mover's income at 0%.

Dubai 🇦🇪 UAEsafety 10 of 10, no capital gains tax, schools 8 of 10

Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 UAEsafety 10 of 10, no capital gains tax, schools 8 of 10

Punta del Este 🇺🇾 Uruguaysafety 8 of 10, foreign gains untaxed 11 years by qualifying election, schools 6 of 10

Monaco 🇲🇨 Monacosafety 10 of 10, no capital gains tax, schools 8 of 10

George Town 🇰🇾 Cayman Islandssafety 8 of 10, no capital gains tax, schools 7 of 10

Virgin Gorda 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islandssafety 8 of 10, no capital gains tax, schools 3 of 10

Safety beside tax, schools and cost for 3 family addresses: Dubai vs Monaco vs Singapore for a family.

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Questions

The short answers.

What are the safest places for rich people to live?

On the Patrician.ch safety index, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Monaco, Andorra la Vella, Singapore and Hong Kong score 10 of 10, among 22 that do.

All 22 are in the UAE, Monaco, Andorra, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, France, Italy and Austria.

What are the safest countries for the wealthy?

the UAE, Monaco, Andorra, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, France, Italy and Austria, which hold every address scoring 10 of 10 on the board.

27 addresses score 9, across 14 countries and territories.

Which safe places have no income tax?

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Punta del Este, Monaco, George Town and Virgin Gorda score 8 or more for safety and tax a mover's income at 0%.

The full 0% list is on countries with no income tax.

What is the safest place to live in the world?

On the Patrician.ch safety index, 22 of the 100 addresses on the board score 10 of 10, and Dubai ranks first of them on the engine's default reading of tax, schools, cost and the rest.

The index scores the 100 addresses on the board, not every place in the world. It is Patrician.ch's own editorial score, not an official statistic.

What is the safest country to live in?

Switzerland holds the most addresses scoring 10 of 10 on the Patrician.ch safety index: 9 of the 22, Zug, Lucerne, Zurich, Lugano, Montreux, St. Moritz, Verbier, Gstaad and Zermatt.

The other 13 are in the UAE, Monaco, Andorra, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, France, Italy and Austria.

What is the safest place for the wealthy to live in the US?

Naples, Aspen, The Hamptons, Montecito and Newport Beach score 9 of 10 on the Patrician.ch safety index, the highest of the 17 US addresses on the board. Income tax on $1M runs from 32% in Naples to 42% in Newport Beach.

No US address scores 10. All 17, ranked after tax: where high earners should live in the US.

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The safest addresses, and what they tax.

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Safe, and 0% on income.

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Which safe places have no income tax?

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