Tulum
🇲🇽 Mexico · Address 87 of 100

Tulum, for a high earner.

A beach town that became a brand. Beautiful, expensive, badly policed, and full of people who work from a laptop in the jungle. A season, not a residence.

The numbers

What Tulum takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M34%$665K kept
Capital gains30%on a $1M gain
Cost index60Zurich = 100
Supercar street index#93of 100
Safety4/10 
Schools3/10international options
Sun hours a year2,900 
Passport mobilityindex

Tax on your bracket.

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

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

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Who gets in

The residence route.

Temporary residence on proof of income or assets, permanent residence after 4 years or directly with a higher asset threshold. Residents are taxed on worldwide income, there is no inbound regime.

Golden visaRemote work visa
The life

An ordinary day in Tulum.

Flight times.

FromHours
New York4.2
London10.8
Zurich11.7
Dubai17.4
Singapore22
Tel Aviv15
Within reach

Near Tulum on the board.

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

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.

How does a foreigner get residence in Tulum?

Temporary residence on proof of income or assets, permanent residence after 4 years or directly with a higher asset threshold. Residents are taxed on worldwide income, there is no inbound regime. Routes that matter for money: Golden visa, Remote work visa.

What does life in Tulum cost compared with Zurich?

The cost index is 60 against Zurich at 100, safety 4/10, schools 3/10, 2,900 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.