What a high income keeps after tax in 100 places across 48 countries and territories, computed from each place's own 2026 brackets. The findings, the method, and the full dataset to download.
The findings
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, The Keep Index 2026: what $1M a year keeps you in 100 places, patrician.ch/research/keep-index-2026/, September 2026.
The 14 places that tax a resident's income at 0%: Abu Dhabi, Anguilla, Bora Bora, Christophe Harbour, Dubai, George Town, Gustavia, Monaco, Nassau, Panama City, Providenciales, Punta del Este, St John's, Virgin Gorda.
| # | Place | Country | Income tax | Effective | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Tokyo | 🇯🇵 Japan | $526K | 52.6% | $474K |
| 99 | Quinta do Lago | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $488K | 48.8% | $512K |
| 98 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $488K | 48.8% | $512K |
| 97 | Cascais | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $488K | 48.8% | $512K |
| 96 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | $482K | 48.2% | $518K |
| 95 | Kitzbühel | 🇦🇹 Austria | $482K | 48.2% | $518K |
| 94 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | $464K | 46.4% | $536K |
| 93 | Saint-Tropez | 🇫🇷 France | $454K | 45.4% | $546K |
| 92 | Provence | 🇫🇷 France | $454K | 45.4% | $546K |
| 91 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | $454K | 45.4% | $546K |
Every place at any income: the tax calculator. The same ranking on a household's own passports, exit and family: the engine.
Columns: id place country tax_300K effective_300K kept_300K tax_1M effective_1M kept_1M tax_3M effective_3M kept_3M tax_10M effective_10M kept_10M tax_1M_us_citizen capital_gains_on_10M_sale page. Money in US dollars, rates as fractions. Licensed under CC BY 4.0: credit Patrician.ch and link to this page. Journalists: hello@patrician.ch, answered within 24 hours.
Each place's 2026 statutory income tax brackets are applied to a single resident's income at 4 levels, $300K, $1M, $3M and $10M, converted to US dollars at the board's fixed reference rates. What is left after income tax is the amount kept.
Where a place is modeled on a regime for new arrivals, its city page names the regime. Social contributions, deductions, wealth tax and treaties are left out.
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The editorial indices for cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty, and the engine, are not part of the release.
It is rebuilt from the board on every release, current to September 2026.
The file and the findings above always carry the same numbers.
No. It is comparison research on published rates.
A qualified adviser confirms any individual position.
The engine takes what you earn and what you hold, then orders every address on the board against it.
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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.