Miami vs Nassau: Nassau keeps $320K more of $1M

Miami vs Nassau.

Nassau leaves about $320K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Miami, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇺🇸 Florida, United States against 🇧🇸 Bahamas, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

In short, current to October 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, Miami takes an effective 32% and Nassau takes 0%, so Nassau leaves about $320K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Miami charges 24% and Nassau charges 0%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.2M.
Neither Miami nor Nassau is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
Inheritance, what a child pays: 40% above $15M in Miami, nothing in Nassau.
Route in: Miami by Residence by investment, Founder & talent. Nassau by Residence by investment.
Cost of the life is 80 in Miami against 95 in Nassau on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 6 against 6 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 29 October 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Miami (Florida) vs Nassau (Bahamas): tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/miami-vs-nassau/, October 2026.

Miami, United States — **Miami** 🇺🇸 United States

	Miami	Nassau
Effective tax at $300K	23%	0%
Effective tax at $1M	32%	0%
Effective tax at $3M	35%	0%
Kept after tax at $1M	$680K	$1M
Capital gains	24%	0%
Inheritance tax, children	40% above $15M	nothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)	80	95
A 200 m² prime home, US$	$3.4M	Not published
Prestige of address (editorial)	8/10	7/10
Safety	6/10	6/10
Schools	7/10	6/10
Sun hours	3,150	2,900
Supercar street index	#5	#86
Routes in	Residence by investment, Founder & talent	Residence by investment
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)	+7,500	n/a
Flight from London	10h nonstop	9h 50m nonstop
Flight from New York	3h 15m nonstop	3h 20m nonstop

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

$300K$1M$3MMiami23%32%35%Nassau0%0%0%

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

Nassau (Bahamas) keeps more of a $1M salary, $320K a year on this model. Miami (Florida) answers with schools.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Miami 24%, Nassau 0%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

For a family

Miami (Florida) leads on schools, a lower cost and sun. Safety is level.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, Miami or Nassau?

Nassau, by about $320K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Miami takes an effective 32% of $1,000,000 and Nassau takes 0%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 35% and 0%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Miami or Nassau?

Nassau, at 0% against 24% in Miami.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $1.2M.

Which is better for inheritance, Miami or Nassau?

Nassau. What a child pays: 40% above $15M in Miami, nothing in Nassau.

The US taxes an estate at 40% above $15M per person in 2026. A US citizen spouse inherits free. The Bahamas levies no inheritance, estate or gift tax.

Which is cheaper to live in, Miami or Nassau?

Miami, at 80 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 95 for Nassau, where Zurich is 100.

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

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