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Casa de Campo vs Virgin Gorda.

Virgin Gorda leaves about $248K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Casa de Campo, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic against 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

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In short, current to October 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, Casa de Campo takes an effective 25% and Virgin Gorda takes 0%, so Virgin Gorda leaves about $248K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Casa de Campo charges 25% and Virgin Gorda charges 0%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.3M.
Neither Casa de Campo nor Virgin Gorda is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
Inheritance, what a child pays: 3% in Casa de Campo, nothing in Virgin Gorda.
Route in: Casa de Campo by Residence by investment. Virgin Gorda has no standard investment route.
Cost of the life is 85 in Casa de Campo against 95 in Virgin Gorda on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 6 against 8 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 29 October 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Casa de Campo (Dominican Republic) vs Virgin Gorda (BVI): tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/casa-de-campo-vs-virgin-gorda/, October 2026.

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Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic — **Casa de Campo** 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands — **Virgin Gorda** 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands

	Casa de Campo	Virgin Gorda
Effective tax at $300K	24%	0%
Effective tax at $1M	25%	0%
Effective tax at $3M	25%	0%
Kept after tax at $1M	$752K	$1M
Capital gains	25%	0%
Inheritance tax, children	3%	nothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)	85	95
A 200 m² prime home, US$	Not published	Not published
Prestige of address (editorial)	7/10	8/10
Safety	6/10	8/10
Schools	5/10	3/10
Sun hours	3,000	3,000
Supercar street index	#64	#16
Routes in	Residence by investment	Standard permits
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)	n/a	n/a
Flight from London	9h 25m nonstop	11h 35m, 1 stop
Flight from New York	4h nonstop	6h 15m, 1 stop

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

$300K$1M$3MCasa de Campo24%25%25%Virgin Gorda0%0%0%

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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For an executive on salary

Virgin Gorda (BVI) keeps more of a $1M salary, $248K a year on this model. Casa de Campo (Dominican Republic) answers with schools.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Casa de Campo 25%, Virgin Gorda 0%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

For a family

Casa de Campo (Dominican Republic) leads on schools and a lower cost, Virgin Gorda (BVI) on safety. Sun hours are level.

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Which keeps more of a $1M income, Casa de Campo or Virgin Gorda?

Virgin Gorda, by about $248K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Casa de Campo takes an effective 25% of $1,000,000 and Virgin Gorda takes 0%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 25% and 0%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Casa de Campo or Virgin Gorda?

Virgin Gorda, at 0% against 25% in Casa de Campo.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $1.3M.

Which is better for inheritance, Casa de Campo or Virgin Gorda?

Virgin Gorda. What a child pays: 3% in Casa de Campo, nothing in Virgin Gorda.

The Dominican Republic taxes an estate at 3% after deductions, under Law 2569 of 1950. The surcharge for heirs living abroad was annulled by the Constitutional Court in 2012 (TC/0033/12). A 2024 Senate bill to repeal the tax has not been confirmed as law. The British Virgin Islands levy no inheritance, estate or gift tax.

Which is cheaper to live in, Casa de Campo or Virgin Gorda?

Casa de Campo, at 85 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 95 for Virgin Gorda, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 6 of 10 in Casa de Campo and 8 of 10 in Virgin Gorda, schools 5 and 3. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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