Greece for high earners 2026: Athens vs Mykonos after tax

Greece, for a high earner.

2 addresses in Greece on the Patrician.ch board, ranked by what a $1M earner keeps. Athens leads at 43%.

In short, current to October 2026

Athens ranks first in Greece, at 43% on $1,000,000 and ahead on the engine score (safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and ease of entry). Mykonos is the alternative.
No tax on a gain from listed shares for a holder of under 0.5% of the company. A holder of 0.5% or more, and any sale of unlisted shares, pays 15% on the gain.
No address in Greece carries an annual wealth tax.
Inheritance: Children taxed. Greece taxes children at 1% to 10% above a €150,000 allowance, €400,000 for minor children.
Greece runs a special regime for new arrivals: Non dom flat tax of €100K a year on all foreign income for up to 15 years, against a €500K investment in Greece within 3 years and €20K a year more per family member, plus a 7% flat rate for foreign pensioners. In figures: the fixed €100,000 a year on one person's income from abroad is about $112K, 37% of $300K, 11% of $1M and 4% of $3M. Every other figure and ranking on this site uses the standard system.
Rules moved in 2024: the golden visa floor rose to €800K in the areas people actually want.

Official sources: Greek Income Tax Code, Law 4172/2013, Greek Government, Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum. Checked against them between 23 October 2026 and 28 October 2026.

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 5 November 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Greece for high earners 2026: Athens vs Mykonos after tax, patrician.ch/countries/greece/, October 2026.

2 addresses in Greece, by what a $1M earner keeps.

Athens 🇬🇷 Greecekeeps $571K of $1M, gains 0%, safety 6 of 10, schools 6 of 10

43%

Mykonos 🇬🇷 Greecekeeps $571K of $1M, gains 0%, safety 7 of 10, schools 4 of 10

43%

Address	Tax on $1M	Kept after tax	Gains	Wealth tax	Heirs	Cost
Athens	43%	$571K	0%	None	Children taxed	58
Mykonos	43%	$571K	0%	None	Children taxed	108

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer. Wealth tax is the top rate. Cost is the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100.

Who gets in

The route into Greece.

EU nationals register on arrival. Golden Visa from €250K in converted or listed buildings, €800K in Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and on islands of more than 3,100 people, €400K elsewhere. The €400K and €800K tiers need one property of at least 120 square meters. Citizenship after 7 years.

Residence by investment · 2 of 2Lump sum residence · 2 of 2Remote work visa · 2 of 2

Greece has a Henley 2026 Wealth Mobility score of 70.5 out of 100. All 66 passports, ranked.

The regime for new arrivals.

Non dom flat tax of €100K a year on all foreign income for up to 15 years, against a €500K investment in Greece within 3 years and €20K a year more per family member, plus a 7% flat rate for foreign pensioners

Every regime for new arrivals, compared

Questions

The short answers.

Where should a high earner live in Greece?

Athens ranks first in Greece, at 43% on $1,000,000 and ahead on the engine score (safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and ease of entry). Mykonos is the alternative.

Ties on tax are broken by the Patrician.ch engine score at its default weights (safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and ease of entry). Your own income and passports can reorder the list.

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in Greece?

43% effective across the 2 addresses on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, single filer, before social contributions.

Greece runs a special regime for new arrivals: Non dom flat tax of €100K a year on all foreign income for up to 15 years, against a €500K investment in Greece within 3 years and €20K a year more per family member, plus a 7% flat rate for foreign pensioners. In figures: the fixed €100,000 a year on one person's income from abroad is about $112K, 37% of $300K, 11% of $1M and 4% of $3M. Every other figure and ranking on this site uses the standard system.

Does Greece tax capital gains?

Not in every case.

No tax on a gain from listed shares for a holder of under 0.5% of the company. A holder of 0.5% or more, and any sale of unlisted shares, pays 15% on the gain.

Does Greece have a wealth tax?

No. None of the 2 addresses in Greece carries an annual wealth tax on the Patrician.ch model.

Does Greece have an inheritance tax?

Children taxed in Greece. Greece taxes children at 1% to 10% above a €150,000 allowance, €400,000 for minor children.

Source: Greek Property Tax Code (Law 5219/2025), current to October 2026.

How does a foreigner get residence in Greece?

EU nationals register on arrival.

Golden Visa from €250K in converted or listed buildings, €800K in Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and on islands of more than 3,100 people, €400K elsewhere. The €400K and €800K tiers need one property of at least 120 square meters. Citizenship after 7 years. Routes that matter for money: Residence by investment, Lump sum residence, Remote work visa.

Are millionaires moving to Greece?

Yes. Greece saw a net inflow of 1,200 millionaires in 2025 on the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report, against +1,200 in 2024.

That is a country figure, not a city one. Henley's 2026 report published no new flow estimates, so 2025 is the latest.

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Greece, for a high earner.

2 addresses in Greece, by what a $1M earner keeps.