George Town vs Tulum: George Town keeps $339K more of $1M

George Town vs Tulum.

George Town leaves about $339K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Tulum, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇰🇾 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands against 🇲🇽 Mexico, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

In short, current to October 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, George Town takes an effective 0% and Tulum takes 34%, so George Town leaves about $339K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
On a capital gain realized after residence begins, George Town charges 0% and Tulum charges 10%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $500K.
Neither George Town nor Tulum is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
Inheritance, what a child pays: nothing in George Town, nothing in Tulum.
Route in: George Town by Residence by investment. Tulum by Residence by investment, Remote work visa.
Cost of the life is 105 in George Town against 60 in Tulum on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 8 against 5 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, George Town (Grand Cayman) vs Tulum: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/george-town-cayman-vs-tulum/, October 2026.

George Town, Cayman Islands — **George Town** 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands

	George Town	Tulum
Effective tax at $300K	0%	31%
Effective tax at $1M	0%	34%
Effective tax at $3M	0%	35%
Kept after tax at $1M	$1M	$661K
Capital gains	0%	10%
Inheritance tax, children	nothing	nothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)	105	60
A 200 m² prime home, US$	Not published	Not published
Prestige of address (editorial)	7/10	5/10
Safety	8/10	5/10
Schools	7/10	3/10
Sun hours	2,800	2,780
Supercar street index	#85	#96
Routes in	Residence by investment	Residence by investment, Remote work visa
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)	n/a	n/a
Flight from London	12h 40m, 1 stop	11h nonstop
Flight from New York	4h 05m nonstop	4h 20m nonstop

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Head to head

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

$300K$1M$3MGeorge Town0%0%0%Tulum31%34%35%

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.

By profile

How each profile reads.

For an executive on salary

George Town (Grand Cayman) keeps more of a $1M salary, $339K a year on this model. Tulum answers with the life itself.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: George Town 0%, Tulum 10%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

For a family

George Town (Grand Cayman) leads on schools, safety and sun, Tulum on a lower cost.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, George Town or Tulum?

George Town, by about $339K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

George Town takes an effective 0% of $1,000,000 and Tulum takes 34%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 0% and 35%.

Which taxes capital gains less, George Town or Tulum?

George Town, at 0% against 10% in Tulum.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $500K.

Which is better for inheritance, George Town or Tulum?

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

The Cayman Islands levy no inheritance, estate or gift tax. Mexico levies no federal inheritance tax, and inheritances are exempt from income tax.

Which is cheaper to live in, George Town or Tulum?

Tulum, at 60 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 105 for George Town, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 8 of 10 in George Town and 5 of 10 in Tulum, schools 7 and 3. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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