Dubai
🇦🇪 UAE · Address 12 of 100

Dubai, for a high earner.

The most efficient answer on the board and the least old world. Zero tax, a direct flight to everywhere, and a summer you will spend indoors.

The numbers

What Dubai takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M0%$1M kept
Capital gains0%on a $1M gain
Cost index74Zurich = 100
Supercar street index#2of 100
Safety9/10 
Schools8/10international options
Sun hours a year3,500Capital friendly
UAE net millionaire inflow 2025+9,800Henley, country level

Tax on your bracket.

IncomeTaxEffectiveKept
$300K$00%$300K
$1M$00%$1M
$3M$00%$3M

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer. Run the engine with your own income, exit, passports, and family to see where Dubai ranks for you.

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Who gets in

The residence route.

Golden Visa via property of AED 2M or a company, or an employment visa in days. 9% corporate tax on profits above AED 375K.

Golden visaFounder & talentRemote work visa

A UAE passport scores 85.3 on the mobility index. The passport ladder on the engine compares 65 of them.

The life

An ordinary day in Dubai.

Flight times.

FromHours
New York14.4
London7.7
Zurich6.8
DubaiHome
Singapore8.1
Tel Aviv3.7
Within reach

Near Dubai on the board.

Questions
How much tax would a $1M earner pay in Dubai?

On the simplified 2026 model, about $0, an effective 0%, leaving $1M. At $300K the rate is 0%, at $3M it is 0%. Social contributions, deductions, and treaties are not included.

How does a foreigner get residence in Dubai?

Golden Visa via property of AED 2M or a company, or an employment visa in days. 9% corporate tax on profits above AED 375K. Routes that matter for money: Golden visa, Founder & talent, Remote work visa.

What does life in Dubai cost compared with Zurich?

The cost index is 74 against Zurich at 100, safety 9/10, schools 8/10, 3,500 sun hours a year. UAE as a whole saw a net inflow of 9,800 millionaires in 2025 (Henley, country level).

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Tax figures use a simplified marginal model with indicative 2026 brackets for a non-US single filer, ignore social contributions, most deductions, wealth taxes, and treaties, and are not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.