Head to head

Casa de Campo vs Virgin Gorda.

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic against 🇻🇬 BVI, British Virgin Islands, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.

In short, current to September 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 Patrician's 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 Dominican Republic nor British Virgin Islands operates a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both are modeled 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 by Remote work visa.
  • Cost of the life is 85 in Casa de Campo against 95 in Virgin Gorda on Patrician's index where Zurich is 100, and safety 6 against 8 of 10. Both are Patrician editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 48 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Casa de Campo (Dominican Republic) vs Virgin Gorda (BVI): tax,., patrician.ch/compare/cdc-vs-vgd/, September 2026.

Casa de CampoVirgin Gorda
Effective tax at $300K24%0%
Effective tax at $1M25%0%
Effective tax at $3M25%0%
Kept at $1M$752K$1M
Capital gains25%0%
Inheritance tax, children3%nothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)8595
Safety6/108/10
Schools5/103/10
Sun hours3,0003,000
Supercar street index#63#16
Routes inResidence by investmentRemote work visa
Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley)n/an/a
Flight London9.59.1
Flight New York4.14.3

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 September 2026.

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How each profile reads.

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 taxes wealth as such.

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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Questions

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, 4.5% where the heir is not resident, under Law 2569 of 1950. A 2024 Senate bill to repeal it 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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