Ibiza vs Marbella: Ibiza spares children inheritance tax

Ibiza vs Marbella.

Income tax on $1M lands within $18K in Ibiza and Marbella, so inheritance decides it: Ibiza charges a child nothing, while in Marbella a child pays under 0.5%. Both in 🇪🇸 Spain, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

In short, current to October 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, Ibiza takes an effective 47% and Marbella takes 45%, so Marbella leaves about $18K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
Both tax a capital gain on a resident disposal at 28%, so a liquidity event carries the same local charge either way.
Spain operates a special regime for arriving foreigners: Beckham law: 24% flat on Spanish employment income up to €600K for 6 years, but the Balearics keep a regional wealth tax. Spain operates: Beckham law: 24% flat on Spanish employment income up to €600K for 6 years for inbound hires and remote workers, and Andalusia waives its wealth tax except for the amount the national solidarity tax charges above €3M, which Andalusia collects instead.
Inheritance, what a child pays: nothing in Ibiza, under 0.5% in Marbella.
Route in: Ibiza by Remote work visa, Founder & talent. Marbella by Remote work visa, Founder & talent.
Cost of the life is 105 in Ibiza against 82 in Marbella on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 7 against 7 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 30 October 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Ibiza vs Marbella: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/ibiza-vs-marbella/, October 2026.

	Ibiza	Marbella
Effective tax at $300K	42%	41%
Effective tax at $1M	47%	45%
Effective tax at $3M	48%	46%
Kept after tax at $1M	$531K	$549K
Capital gains	28%	28%
Inheritance tax, children	nothing	under 0.5%
Cost index (Zurich 100)	105	82
A 200 m² prime home, US$	$1.9M	$1.9M
Prestige of address (editorial)	8/10	8/10
Safety	7/10	7/10
Schools	6/10	7/10
Sun hours	2,740	2,840
Supercar street index	#20	#8
Routes in	Remote work visa, Founder & talent	Remote work visa, Founder & talent
Flight from London	2h 35m nonstop	2h 55m nonstop
Flight from New York	8h nonstop	7h 40m nonstop

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Head to head

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

$300K$1M$3MIbiza42%47%48%Marbella41%45%46%

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

Marbella keeps more of a $1M salary, $18K a year on this model. Ibiza answers with the life itself.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains land at 28% in both. Both levy an annual wealth tax, top rate 3.5% in Ibiza and 3.5% in Marbella.

For a family

Marbella leads on schools, a lower cost and sun. Safety is level.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, Ibiza or Marbella?

Marbella, by about $18K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Ibiza takes an effective 47% of $1,000,000 and Marbella takes 45%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 48% and 46%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Ibiza or Marbella?

Neither. Both tax a resident's capital gain at about 28%.

Which is better for inheritance, Ibiza or Marbella?

Ibiza. What a child pays: nothing in Ibiza, under 0.5% in Marbella.

The Balearic Islands give a spouse, children and parents 100% relief on inheritance since July 2023. Andalusia gives a spouse and children a €1,000,000 allowance and a 99% reduction of the tax bill above it, so 1% of the tax stays due.

Which is cheaper to live in, Ibiza or Marbella?

Marbella, at 82 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 105 for Ibiza, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 7 of 10 in Ibiza and 7 of 10 in Marbella, schools 6 and 7. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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