Los Cabos, Mexico
🇲🇽 Countries · current to September 2026

Mexico, for a high earner.

3 addresses in Mexico on the Patrician.ch board, ranked by what a $1M earner keeps. Los Cabos leads at 34%.

In short, current to September 2026

  • Los Cabos ranks first in Mexico, at 34% on $1,000,000 and ahead on the engine score (safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and ease of entry). Tulum follows, then Cancún.
  • A resident pays about 30% on a capital gain in Mexico.
  • No address in Mexico carries an annual wealth tax.
  • Inheritance: No inheritance tax. Mexico levies no federal inheritance tax, and inheritances are exempt from income tax.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 48 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Mexico for high earners 2026: 3 addresses ranked after tax, patrician.ch/countries/mexico/, September 2026.

Ranked

3 addresses in Mexico, by what a $1M earner keeps.

01
Los Cabos 🇲🇽 Mexicokeeps $665K of $1M, gains 30%, safety 5 of 10, schools 4 of 10
34%
02
Tulum 🇲🇽 Mexicokeeps $665K of $1M, gains 30%, safety 4 of 10, schools 3 of 10
34%
03
Cancún 🇲🇽 Mexicokeeps $665K of $1M, gains 30%, safety 4 of 10, schools 5 of 10
34%
AddressTax on $1MKeptGainsWealth taxHeirsCost
Los Cabos34%$665K30%NoneNo inheritance tax65
Tulum34%$665K30%NoneNo inheritance tax60
Cancún34%$665K30%NoneNo inheritance tax62

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 Mexico.

Temporary residence on proof of income or assets, permanent residence after 4 years or directly with a higher asset threshold. Residents are taxed on worldwide income, there is no inbound regime.

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Mexico, head to head.

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Questions

The short answers.

Where should a high earner live in Mexico?

Los Cabos ranks first in Mexico, at 34% on $1,000,000 and ahead on the engine score (safety, schools, sun, beauty, cost and ease of entry). Tulum follows, then Cancún.

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 Mexico?

34% effective across the 3 addresses on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, single filer, before social contributions.

Does Mexico tax capital gains?

Yes.

A resident pays about 30% on a capital gain in Mexico, about $300K on a $1,000,000 gain.

Does Mexico have a wealth tax?

No. None of the 3 addresses in Mexico carries an annual wealth tax on the Patrician.ch model.

Does Mexico have an inheritance tax?

No inheritance tax in Mexico. Mexico levies no federal inheritance tax, and inheritances are exempt from income tax.

Source: SAT, Mexico, current to September 2026.

How does a foreigner get residence in Mexico?

Temporary residence on proof of income or assets, permanent residence after 4 years or directly with a higher asset threshold.

Residents are taxed on worldwide income, there is no inbound regime. Routes that matter for money: Residence by investment, Remote work visa.

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