Head to head
Geneva vs Montreux (Switzerland).
🇨🇭 Switzerland against 🇨🇭 Switzerland, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇨🇭 Switzerland against 🇨🇭 Switzerland, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Geneva | Montreux (Switzerland) | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 23% | 23% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 36% | 36% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 42% | 42% |
| Kept at $1M | $644K | $644K |
| Capital gains | 0% | 0% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 104 | 100 |
| Safety | 9/10 | 10/10 |
| Schools | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Sun hours | 1,830 | 1,900 |
| Supercar street index | #37 | #48 |
| Routes in | Lump sum residence, Founder & talent | Lump sum residence, Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | +3,000 | +3,000 |
| Flight London | 2 | 2 |
| Flight New York | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Montreux (Switzerland) keeps more of a $1M salary, $0 a year on this model. Geneva answers with schools.
Capital gains land at 0% in both. The order of operations, move then sell or sell then move, decides more than the rate. Neither city taxes wealth as such.
Geneva leads on schools, Montreux (Switzerland) on 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.