Head to head
Hong Kong vs Singapore.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR against 🇸🇬 Singapore, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR against 🇸🇬 Singapore, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Hong Kong | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 16% | 16% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 16% | 21% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 16% | 23% |
| Kept at $1M | $840K | $791K |
| Capital gains | 0% | 0% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 102 | 98 |
| Safety | 9/10 | 10/10 |
| Schools | 9/10 | 10/10 |
| Sun hours | 1,830 | 2,020 |
| Supercar street index | #13 | #28 |
| Routes in | Golden visa, Founder & talent | Golden visa, Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | n/a | +1,600 |
| Flight London | 12.7 | 14.2 |
| Flight New York | 16.7 | 19.6 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Hong Kong keeps more of a $1M salary, $49K a year on this model. Singapore answers with schools and safety.
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.
Singapore 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.