Singapore
🇸🇬 Singapore · Address 11 of 100

Singapore, for a high earner.

Asia's Switzerland, but hotter and stricter. One of the safest cities on earth, no capital gains tax, and a school system that terrifies parents elsewhere.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • A person earning $1,000,000 and resident in Singapore pays an effective 21% of income tax on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, keeping $792K. At $300,000 the effective rate is 15%, and at $3,000,000 it is 23%.
  • Singapore levies no capital gains tax on a disposal by a resident individual, so a liquidity event realized after residence begins is not taxed locally.
  • Inheritance: No inheritance tax. Singapore abolished estate duty in 2008.
  • On the passports most readers hold, the realistic route into Singapore is Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 98 on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, safety 10 of 10, schools 10 of 10. These 3 are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Tax thresholds and residence routes move, so confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Official sources: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore Ministry of Manpower. Checked against them on .

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 . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Singapore tax and residence 2026 for a high earner, patrician.ch/cities/singapore/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 13 min read
The numbers

What Singapore takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M21%$792K kept after tax
Capital gains0%on a $1M gain
Cost index98Zurich = 100
Inheritance, children0%No inheritance tax
Supercar street index#29of 100
Safety10/10 
Schools10/10international options
The Patrician.ch 1004thof 100, the ranking
Prestige of address9/10Patrician.ch editorial index
A 200 m² prime home$7.1MUS$1M buys 28 m². Knight Frank, The Wealth Report 2026
Sun hours a year2,020Capital friendly
Singapore net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast+1,600Henley forecast, country level

Tax on your bracket.

IncomeTaxEffectiveKept after tax
$300K$46K15%$254K
$1M$208K21%$792K
$3M$688K23%$2.3M
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Mid-table

Income kept after tax on $1M a year, US dollars, the 12 places in Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East on the board

  1. Dubai$1M
  2. Abu Dhabi$1M
  3. Hong Kong$846K
  4. Singapore$792K
  5. Bora Bora$754K
  6. Bali$668K
  7. Phuket$666K
  8. Bangkok$666K
  9. Queenstown$622K
  10. Sydney$554K
  11. Tel Aviv$546K
  12. Tokyo$479K

Note: single filer, not a US citizen. Singapore ranks 4 of 12 here

Source: Patrician.ch 2026 tax model, built on official tax authority rates

Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. Non-US single filer. Enter your own income, exit, passports, and family to see where Singapore ranks for you.

Buying property in Singapore.

The published rules a buyer from abroad reads first, each from its official source.

Foreign buyersApprovalfor a house on its own land
Stamp duty1% to 6%Buyer's Stamp Duty, by band
Foreign buyer stamp duty60%on top, for a foreign buyer
Annual property tax0% to 32%of annual value, owner living in it

Foreign buyers. A buyer who is not a Singapore citizen may buy a condominium unit or an apartment without approval. A house on its own land, Sentosa Cove included, needs approval from the Singapore Land Authority under the Residential Property Act.

Source: Singapore Land Authority, foreign ownership of property. Checked .

Stamp duty. Buyer's Stamp Duty on a home runs from 1% on the first S$180,000 to 6% on the part above S$3M, on the price or the market value, whichever is higher. These rates apply from 15 February 2023.

Source: IRAS, Buyer's Stamp Duty. Checked .

Foreign buyer stamp duty. A foreign buyer pays Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty of 60% on any home, on top of the Buyer's Stamp Duty, from 27 April 2023. A Singapore citizen buying a first home pays none.

Source: IRAS, Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty. Checked .

Annual property tax. Charged each year on the annual value IRAS sets for the home. An owner who lives in it pays 0% to 32% on the rates in force from 1 January 2025. A home the owner does not live in pays 12% to 36%, from 1 January 2024.

Source: IRAS, property tax rates. Checked .

Published rules only, as each source states them on the day it was checked. Patrician.ch lists no property and takes no part in any sale. Not tax, legal or financial advice.

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FIRE

The FIRE number in Singapore.

The capital whose yearly withdrawal, at 4%, pays for a year here after Singapore's tax on the gain part of each sale: 0% on a resident's listed securities, with half of each sale counted as gain.

A $100K year here $2.50M
A $150K year here $3.75M $4.26M for a US citizen
A $250K year here $6.25M

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Who gets in

The residence route.

Employment Pass, ONE Pass for top earners, or the Global Investor Program from S$10M. No capital gains tax. Dual citizenship not permitted.

Residence by investmentFounder & talent

Singapore has a Henley 2026 Wealth Mobility score of 79.5 out of 100, a country level figure. The passport ladder on the engine compares 66 passports.

The life

An ordinary day in Singapore.

Singapore
🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore
  • East CoastCycle the park connector. The equator does not do mornings gently.
  • Raffles PlaceThe family office structure that half of Asia now copies.
  • Tiong BahruLunch in an art deco estate for 6 dollars or 60, your choice.
  • Marina BayDinner 57 floors up. Tokyo, Sydney, and Dubai are all one flight away.

Flight times.

FromFlightRouting
New York18h 55mNonstop to Singapore Changi
London13hNonstop to Singapore Changi
Zurich12h 30mNonstop to Singapore Changi
Dubai7h 35mNonstop to Singapore Changi
SingaporeHome
Tel Aviv12h 30m1 stop to Singapore Changi

Scheduled gate to gate times on the fastest routing, with 1h 30m allowed for each connection. Airline schedules read October 17, 2026.

Healthcare

Care within reach.

Nearest emergency department4 kmTan Tock Seng Hospital
Best ranked within reachWorld #10Singapore General Hospital, 8 km
Life expectancy, Singapore83.3years at birth, 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people2.8Singapore, 2022
Hospital beds per 1,0002.8Singapore, 2023
Health spending per person$3,922US dollars a year, 2023
Care coverage index88WHO, out of 100, 2023

Singapore General Hospital, world #10, is 8 km from the island's center. 3 hospitals are in the global top 100. Emergency department at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (world #92), 4 km from the reference point.

HospitalRoleDistanceNewsweek 2026JCI
Tan Tock Seng HospitalNearest emergency department4 kmWorld #92No
Singapore General HospitalBest ranked within reach8 kmWorld #10No

Close behind

Life expectancy at birth, years, the 9 countries and territories in Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East on the board

  1. Hong Kong SAR85.4
  2. Japan84.0
  3. Singapore83.3
  4. Israel83.2
  5. UAE83.1
  6. Australia83.1
  7. New Zealand82.0
  8. Thailand76.6
  9. Indonesia71.3

Note: Singapore ranks 3 of 9. Latest year published for each, 2024.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, latest year for each country

Hospital ranks from Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026. Accreditation from the Joint Commission International directory. Distances in a straight line from Singapore, from OpenStreetMap. Country figures from the World Bank and the WHO, the latest year each publishes. Checked 23.10.2026. Research, not medical advice.

Within reach

Near Singapore on the board.

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Questions

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in Singapore?

About $208K a year, an effective 21%, which leaves $792K of $1,000,000 on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

At $300K the effective rate is 15%, and at $3M it is 23%. Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled.

Does Singapore tax capital gains?

No. A resident individual in Singapore pays no capital gains tax on a disposal of listed securities.

A liquidity event realized after residence begins is not taxed locally. The country you leave can still apply its own exit rules to a gain that accrued while you lived there.

Does Singapore have a wealth tax?

No. Singapore levies no general annual wealth tax on a resident's net worth.

Does Singapore have an inheritance tax?

No. Singapore abolished estate duty in 2008.

What a child pays: nothing. Source: IRAS, Singapore, current to October 2026. The heir's own residence and the location of the assets can bring another country's tax into play.

How does a foreigner get residence in Singapore?

Employment Pass, ONE Pass for top earners, or the Global Investor Program from S$10M.

No capital gains tax. Dual citizenship not permitted. Routes that matter for money: Residence by investment, Founder & talent.

Can a foreigner buy a home in Singapore?

A buyer who is not a Singapore citizen may buy a condominium unit or an apartment without approval. A house on its own land, Sentosa Cove included, needs approval from the Singapore Land Authority under the Residential Property Act.

Source: Singapore Land Authority, foreign ownership of property, checked 22 October 2026.

What is the cost of living in Singapore?

Singapore scores 98 on the Patrician.ch cost index, where Zurich is 100, and ranks 43 of 100 on cost, 1 being the most expensive.

Safety scores 10 of 10 and schools 10 of 10, with 2,020 sun hours a year. Cost, safety and schools are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics. Singapore as a whole was forecast a net inflow of 1,600 millionaires for 2025 (Henley, country level).

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