Phuket
🇹🇭 Thailand · Address 60 of 100

Phuket, for a high earner.

The Andaman address of the Asian fortune. Villas on the west coast that Singapore money buys for cash, a 17% flat regime if you qualify, and a remittance rule that changed in 2024 and is still being read.

The numbers

What Phuket takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M34%$665K kept
Capital gains35%on a $1M gain
Cost index50Zurich = 100
Supercar street index#80of 100
Safety6/10 
Schools6/10international options
Sun hours a year2,700 
Passport mobilityindex

Tax on your bracket.

IncomeTaxEffectiveKept
$300K$90K30%$210K
$1M$335K34%$665K
$3M$1.0M35%$2.0M

Special regime. Long-Term Resident visa with a 17% flat tax on employment income for highly skilled professionals, and a full exemption on foreign income for the qualifying LTR categories. Outside that visa, orders Por 161 and 162 of 2566 have taxed foreign income at 5% to 35% whenever a resident of 180 days or more brings it in, from 1 January 2024, with income earned before 2024 still exempt. A 2 year remittance exemption has been drafted since mid 2025 but is not law until it appears in the Royal Gazette

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

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Who gets in

The residence route.

Long-Term Resident visa for the wealthy, pensioners, and remote workers, 10 years, or the Elite visa on a fee. Thai tax residence starts at 180 days.

Golden visaRemote work visa
The life

An ordinary day in Phuket.

Flight times.

FromHours
New York18.6
London13
Zurich12.4
Dubai7.1
Singapore2.2
Tel Aviv9.6
Within reach

Near Phuket on the board.

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

On the simplified 2026 model, about $335K, an effective 34%, leaving $665K. At $300K the rate is 30%, at $3M it is 35%. Social contributions, deductions, and treaties are not included. Special regime: Long-Term Resident visa with a 17% flat tax on employment income for highly skilled professionals, and a full exemption on foreign income for the qualifying LTR categories. Outside that visa, orders Por 161 and 162 of 2566 have taxed foreign income at 5% to 35% whenever a resident of 180 days or more brings it in, from 1 January 2024, with income earned before 2024 still exempt. A 2 year remittance exemption has been drafted since mid 2025 but is not law until it appears in the Royal Gazette

How does a foreigner get residence in Phuket?

Long-Term Resident visa for the wealthy, pensioners, and remote workers, 10 years, or the Elite visa on a fee. Thai tax residence starts at 180 days. Routes that matter for money: Golden visa, Remote work visa.

What does life in Phuket cost compared with Zurich?

The cost index is 50 against Zurich at 100, safety 6/10, schools 6/10, 2,700 sun hours a year.

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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.