Singapore
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Singapore vs Sydney.

Singapore leaves about $238K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Sydney, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇸🇬 Singapore against 🇦🇺 Australia, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • On $1,000,000 of income, Singapore takes an effective 21% and Sydney takes 45%, so Singapore leaves about $238K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
  • On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Singapore charges 0% and Sydney charges 24%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.2M.
  • Neither Singapore nor Sydney is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
  • Inheritance, what a child pays: nothing in Singapore, nothing in Sydney.
  • Route in: Singapore by Residence by investment, Founder & talent. Sydney by Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 98 in Singapore against 90 in Sydney on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 10 against 9 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 . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Singapore vs Sydney: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/singapore-vs-sydney/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 7 min read
Singapore
Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
Sydney, Australia
Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
SingaporeSydney
Effective tax at $300K15%39%
Effective tax at $1M21%45%
Effective tax at $3M23%46%
Kept after tax at $1M$792K$554K
Capital gains0%24%
Inheritance tax, childrennothingnothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)9890
A 200 m² prime home, US$$7.1M$4.8M
Prestige of address (editorial)9/107/10
Safety10/109/10
Schools10/109/10
Sun hours2,0202,590
Supercar street index#29#38
Routes inResidence by investment, Founder & talentFounder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)+1,600+1,000
Flight from London13h nonstop21h 35m, 1 stop
Flight from New York18h 55m nonstop22h 40m, 1 stop
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Head to head

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

$300K$1M$3MSingapore15%21%23%Sydney39%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

Singapore keeps more of a $1M salary, $238K a year on this model. Sydney answers with the life itself.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Singapore 0%, Sydney 24%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

For a family

Singapore leads on schools and safety, Sydney on a lower cost and sun.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, Singapore or Sydney?

Singapore, by about $238K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Singapore takes an effective 21% of $1,000,000 and Sydney takes 45%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 23% and 46%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Singapore or Sydney?

Singapore, at 0% against 24% in Sydney.

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

Which is better for inheritance, Singapore or Sydney?

Neither charges a spouse or children. Both levy no inheritance tax at all.

Singapore abolished estate duty in 2008. Australia levies no inheritance or estate tax. Capital gains tax can fall due when an heir later sells an inherited asset.

Which is cheaper to live in, Singapore or Sydney?

Sydney, at 90 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 98 for Singapore, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 10 of 10 in Singapore and 9 of 10 in Sydney, schools 10 and 9. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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