Head to head
Barcelona vs Palma (Mallorca).
🇪🇸 Spain against 🇪🇸 Spain, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇪🇸 Spain against 🇪🇸 Spain, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Barcelona | Palma (Mallorca) | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 42% | 42% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 44% | 44% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 45% | 45% |
| Kept at $1M | $560K | $560K |
| Capital gains | 26% | 26% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 72 | 70 |
| Safety | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Schools | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Sun hours | 2,520 | 2,800 |
| Supercar street index | #70 | #44 |
| Routes in | Remote work visa, Founder & talent | Remote work visa, Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | −500 | −500 |
| Flight London | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Flight New York | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Palma (Mallorca) keeps more of a $1M salary, $0 a year on this model. Barcelona answers with schools.
Capital gains land at 26% in both. The order of operations, move then sell or sell then move, decides more than the rate. Neither city taxes wealth as such.
Barcelona leads on schools, Palma (Mallorca) on safety, a lower cost and sun.
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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.