Head to head
Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) vs Florence.
🇮🇹 Italy against 🇮🇹 Italy, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇮🇹 Italy against 🇮🇹 Italy, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) | Florence | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 43% | 43% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 45% | 45% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 45% | 45% |
| Kept at $1M | $553K | $553K |
| Capital gains | 26% | 26% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 105 | 75 |
| Safety | 10/10 | 7/10 |
| Schools | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Sun hours | 2,100 | 2,300 |
| Supercar street index | #57 | #73 |
| Routes in | Golden visa, Lump sum residence, Founder & talent | Golden visa, Lump sum residence, Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | +3,600 | +3,600 |
| Flight London | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Flight New York | 9.1 | 9.2 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Florence keeps more of a $1M salary, $0 a year on this model. Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) answers with safety.
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.
Florence leads on schools, a lower cost and sun, Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) on safety.
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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.