Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Head to head

Bora Bora vs Sydney.

Bora Bora leaves about $200K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Sydney, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇵🇫 French Polynesia against 🇦🇺 Australia, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • On $1,000,000 of income, Bora Bora takes an effective 25% and Sydney takes 45%, so Bora Bora leaves about $200K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
  • On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Bora Bora charges 0% and Sydney charges 24%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.2M.
  • Neither Bora Bora nor Sydney is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
  • Inheritance, what a child pays: nothing in Bora Bora, nothing in Sydney.
  • Route in: Bora Bora by Founder & talent. Sydney by Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 135 in Bora Bora against 90 in Sydney on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 8 against 9 of 10. Both are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.

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, Bora Bora vs Sydney: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/bora-bora-vs-sydney/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 7 min read
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Bora Bora 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
Sydney, Australia
Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
Bora BoraSydney
Effective tax at $300K17%39%
Effective tax at $1M25%45%
Effective tax at $3M27%46%
Kept after tax at $1M$754K$554K
Capital gains0%24%
Inheritance tax, childrennothingnothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)13590
A 200 m² prime home, US$Not published$4.8M
Prestige of address (editorial)8/107/10
Safety8/109/10
Schools4/109/10
Sun hours2,6602,590
Supercar street index#88#38
Routes inFounder & talentFounder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)n/a+1,000
Flight from London23h 30m, 2 stops21h 35m, 1 stop
Flight from New York18h 30m, 2 stops22h 40m, 1 stop
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Head to head

Effective income tax rate, % of income, at 3 incomes

$300K$1M$3MBora Bora17%25%27%Sydney39%45%46%

Note: single filer, not a US citizen

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

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties. Inheritance is shown as it falls on a child, current to October 2026.

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How each profile reads.

For an executive on salary

Bora Bora keeps more of a $1M salary, $200K a year on this model. Sydney answers with schools and safety.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Bora Bora 0%, Sydney 24%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

For a family

Sydney leads on schools, safety and a lower cost, Bora Bora on sun.

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Which keeps more of a $1M income, Bora Bora or Sydney?

Bora Bora, by about $200K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Bora Bora takes an effective 25% of $1,000,000 and Sydney takes 45%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 27% and 46%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Bora Bora or Sydney?

Bora Bora, at 0% against 24% in Sydney.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $1.2M.

Which is better for inheritance, Bora Bora or Sydney?

Neither charges a spouse or children. Both levy no inheritance tax at all.

French Polynesia has levied no succession duty since deliberation 94-141 of 1994. French inheritance tax still reaches an heir resident in mainland France and assets located there. Australia levies no inheritance or estate tax. Capital gains tax can fall due when an heir later sells an inherited asset.

Which is cheaper to live in, Bora Bora or Sydney?

Sydney, at 90 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 135 for Bora Bora, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 8 of 10 in Bora Bora and 9 of 10 in Sydney, schools 4 and 9. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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