Head to head
Lake Como (Italy) vs Sydney.
🇮🇹 Italy against 🇦🇺 Australia, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇮🇹 Italy against 🇦🇺 Australia, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Lake Como (Italy) | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 43% | 40% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 45% | 45% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 45% | 46% |
| Kept at $1M | $553K | $552K |
| Capital gains | 26% | 24% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 118 | 90 |
| Safety | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Schools | 6/10 | 9/10 |
| Sun hours | 1,900 | 2,590 |
| Supercar street index | #60 | #38 |
| Routes in | Golden visa, Lump sum residence, Founder & talent | Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | +3,600 | +1,000 |
| Flight London | 2.2 | 21.6 |
| Flight New York | 8.9 | 20.4 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Lake Como (Italy) keeps more of a $1M salary, $1K a year on this model. Sydney answers with schools and safety.
Capital gains: Lake Como (Italy) 26%, Sydney 24%. The order of operations, move then sell or sell then move, decides more than the rate. Neither city taxes wealth as such.
Sydney leads on schools, 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.