Head to head
Los Angeles (California) vs Las Vegas (Nevada).
🇺🇸 United States against 🇺🇸 United States, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇺🇸 United States against 🇺🇸 United States, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Los Angeles (California) | Las Vegas (Nevada) | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 33% | 25% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 43% | 33% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 48% | 36% |
| Kept at $1M | $570K | $674K |
| Capital gains | 37% | 24% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 98 | 70 |
| Safety | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Schools | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Sun hours | 3,250 | 3,800 |
| Supercar street index | #3 | #6 |
| Routes in | Golden visa, Founder & talent | Golden visa, Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | +7,500 | +7,500 |
| Flight London | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| Flight New York | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Las Vegas (Nevada) keeps more of a $1M salary, $104K a year on this model. Los Angeles (California) answers with schools and safety.
Capital gains: Los Angeles (California) 37%, Las Vegas (Nevada) 24%. The order of operations, move then sell or sell then move, decides more than the rate. Neither city taxes wealth as such.
Los Angeles (California) leads on schools and safety, Las Vegas (Nevada) on 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.