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100 cities ranked on what a high earner keeps after income tax: Monaco, Dubai and Abu Dhabi lead. Pick any 2 and see them side by side.
100 cities ranked on what a high earner keeps after income tax: Monaco, Dubai and Abu Dhabi lead. Pick any 2 and see them side by side.
| # | City | Country | Kept after tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 🇲🇨 Monaco | $5M |
| 1 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 UAE | $5M |
| 1 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 UAE | $5M |
| 1 | George Town | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $5M |
| 1 | Punta del Este | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $5M |
| 1 | Providenciales | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos | $5M |
| 1 | Anguilla | 🇦🇮 Anguilla | $5M |
| 1 | Virgin Gorda | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $5M |
| 1 | Nassau | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $5M |
| 1 | Christophe Harbour | 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis | $5M |
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | $5M |
| 1 | St John's | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $5M |
| 13 | Andorra la Vella | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $4.5M |
| 14 | Tucker's Town | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $4.5M |
| 15 | Gibraltar | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | $4.4M |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR | $4.3M |
| 17 | Vaduz | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | $4.2M |
| 18 | Tivat | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $4.2M |
| 19 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $4.1M |
| 20 | Zug | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $4.0M |
| 21 | Jersey | 🇯🇪 Jersey | $4M |
| 22 | Bora Bora | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | $3.9M |
| 23 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $3.9M |
| 24 | Casa de Campo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $3.8M |
| 25 | Lucerne | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.7M |
| 26 | St. Moritz | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.7M |
| 27 | Platinum Coast | 🇧🇧 Barbados | $3.7M |
| 28 | Palm Beach | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Bal Harbour | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Coral Gables | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Naples | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 28 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.6M |
| 36 | Hvar | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $3.6M |
| 37 | San Juan | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $3.5M |
| 38 | Bali | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $3.4M |
| 39 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $3.4M |
| 39 | Phuket | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $3.4M |
| 41 | Aspen | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.4M |
| 42 | Zurich | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.4M |
| 43 | Limassol | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $3.4M |
| 44 | Lugano | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.4M |
| 45 | Los Cabos | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $3.4M |
| 45 | Cancún | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $3.4M |
| 45 | Tulum | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $3.4M |
| 48 | Valletta | 🇲🇹 Malta | $3.4M |
| 49 | Gstaad | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.3M |
| 50 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $3.3M |
| 51 | Verbier | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.3M |
| 51 | Zermatt | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.3M |
| 53 | The Hamptons | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.3M |
| 54 | Geneva | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.2M |
| 55 | Beverly Hills | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M |
| 55 | Newport Beach | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M |
| 55 | Montecito | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M |
| 55 | Malibu | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M |
| 55 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M |
| 60 | Queenstown | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $3.2M |
| 61 | Maui | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.2M |
| 62 | Montreux | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.2M |
| 63 | New York | 🇺🇸 United States | $3.1M |
| 64 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Provence | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Cannes | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Megève | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Nice | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Courchevel | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Saint-Tropez | 🇫🇷 France | $3.0M |
| 64 | Gustavia | 🇫🇷 St Barths | $3.0M |
| 72 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | $3.0M |
| 73 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.9M |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $2.9M |
| 75 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.9M |
| 76 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | $2.9M |
| 76 | Mykonos | 🇬🇷 Greece | $2.9M |
| 78 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | $2.9M |
| 79 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.9M |
| 79 | Porto Cervo | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.9M |
| 81 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | $2.9M |
| 82 | Marbella | 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.8M |
| 83 | Venice | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.8M |
| 84 | Lake Como | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.8M |
| 85 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.8M |
| 86 | Portofino | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.8M |
| 87 | Palma | 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.8M |
| 87 | Ibiza | 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.8M |
| 89 | Capri | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.8M |
| 90 | Amalfi Coast | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.7M |
| 91 | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.7M |
| 92 | Tuscany | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.7M |
| 92 | Forte dei Marmi | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.7M |
| 94 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.7M |
| 95 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $2.7M |
| 95 | Quinta do Lago | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $2.7M |
| 97 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | $2.7M |
| 97 | Kitzbühel | 🇦🇹 Austria | $2.7M |
| 99 | Cascais | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $2.6M |
| 100 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | $2.6M |
Kept after tax: The tax law and tax authority of each place, named with the date of the last check on its page. Checked 3 October 2026. The full method: how the list is ranked.
Monaco, then Dubai and Abu Dhabi, of the 100 cities on the Patrician.ch 100.
Tokyo ranks last of the 100. Kept after tax: $5M, in Monaco.
What a single earner on $500K a year keeps after income tax over 10 years.
Kept after tax: The tax law and tax authority of each place, named with the date of the last check on its page. Checked 3 October 2026.
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