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Visuals · Charted · 22 October 2026

Charted: the FIRE number in 100 places, 2026

Key figures

  • A year that costs $150K at New York prices needs $4.61M in New York at a 4% withdrawal rate.
  • The same year needs $1.68M in Bali and $5.97M in Montecito.
  • 81 of the 100 places need less than New York.

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, Charted: the FIRE number in 100 places, 2026, patrician.ch/visuals/charted-fire-number-100-2026/, October 2026.

Dot chart of 100 flags along the FIRE number, from Bali at $1.68M to Montecito at $5.97M.
Source: Patrician.ch FIRE calculator, a year costing $150K at New York prices, 4% withdrawal rate, tax on the sales included. As of 22 Oct 2026. Free to share unchanged, with credit to patrician.ch.

The FIRE number is the capital that pays for a year of life at a set withdrawal rate. The picture prices the same year, $150K at New York prices, in each of the 100 places on the board, adds the tax each place takes on the gains sold to pay for it, and places every place on 1 scale.

Bali needs the least, $1.68M. Montecito needs the most, $5.97M. New York needs $4.61M, and 81 places need less.

Wealth tax, tax on dividends and interest, health cover and permits are not in the figure. The calculator reprices it on a reader’s own year, base city and withdrawal rate.

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The data

Every row in the picture.

#PlaceA year thereThe number
1🇮🇩 Bali$56K$1.68M
2🇦🇷 Buenos Aires$63K$1.69M
3🇨🇿 Prague$78K$1.94M
4🇬🇷 Athens$81K$2.01M
5🇹🇭 Phuket$69K$2.10M
6🇵🇦 Panama City$86K$2.15M
7🇹🇭 Bangkok$72K$2.19M
8🇲🇽 Tulum$83K$2.19M
9🇲🇽 Cancún$86K$2.27M
10🇲🇹 Valletta$92K$2.29M
11🇲🇽 Los Cabos$90K$2.38M
12🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi$97K$2.43M
13🇰🇳 Christophe Harbour$97K$2.43M
14🇭🇷 Hvar$97K$2.43M
15🇨🇾 Limassol$97K$2.43M
16🇺🇸 Dallas$86K$2.44M
17🇲🇪 Tivat$90K$2.47M
18🇵🇹 Lisbon$86K$2.50M
19🇦🇪 Dubai$103K$2.57M
20🇺🇾 Punta del Este$104K$2.60M
21🇺🇸 Las Vegas$97K$2.76M
22🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella$111K$2.78M
23🇵🇷 San Juan$104K$2.82M
24🇪🇸 Madrid$97K$2.83M
25🇪🇸 Palma$97K$2.83M
26🇬🇮 Gibraltar$114K$2.85M
27🇦🇬 St John's$114K$2.85M
28🇮🇹 Venice$100K$2.87M
29🇪🇸 Barcelona$100K$2.91M
30🇦🇹 Vienna$103K$2.98M
31🇵🇹 Cascais$103K$2.99M
32🇮🇹 Rome$104K$2.99M
33🇱🇺 Luxembourg$122K$3.06M
34🇧🇧 Platinum Coast$122K$3.06M
35🇺🇸 Austin$108K$3.07M
36🇮🇹 Milan$108K$3.11M
37🇵🇹 Quinta do Lago$108K$3.15M
38🇺🇸 Miami$111K$3.15M
39🇮🇹 Tuscany$111K$3.19M
40🇨🇭 Lucerne$128K$3.19M
41🇨🇭 Zug$128K$3.19M
42🇩🇪 Munich$111K$3.20M
43🇯🇵 Tokyo$117K$3.25M
44🇦🇮 Anguilla$132K$3.30M
45🇨🇭 Lugano$132K$3.30M
46🇧🇸 Nassau$132K$3.30M
47🇳🇿 Queenstown$132K$3.30M
48🇱🇮 Vaduz$132K$3.30M
49🇻🇬 Virgin Gorda$132K$3.30M
50🇪🇸 Marbella$114K$3.31M
51🇩🇴 Casa de Campo$118K$3.37M
52🇸🇬 Singapore$136K$3.40M
53🇫🇷 Provence$114K$3.46M
54🇨🇭 Montreux$139K$3.47M
55🇨🇭 Zurich$139K$3.47M
56🇦🇺 Sydney$125K$3.54M
57🇭🇰 Hong Kong$142K$3.54M
58🇨🇭 Geneva$144K$3.61M
59🇰🇾 George Town$146K$3.65M
60🇯🇪 Jersey$146K$3.65M
61🇫🇷 Nice$122K$3.71M
62🇬🇷 Mykonos$150K$3.75M
63🇬🇧 London$133K$3.79M
64🇮🇱 Tel Aviv$133K$3.92M
65🇧🇲 Tucker's Town$160K$3.99M
66🇫🇷 Paris$132K$4.01M
67🇦🇹 Kitzbühel$139K$4.03M
68🇨🇭 Verbier$164K$4.10M
69🇺🇸 Bal Harbour$146K$4.14M
70🇺🇸 Coral Gables$146K$4.14M
71🇺🇸 Naples$146K$4.14M
72🇨🇭 Gstaad$167K$4.17M
73🇨🇭 Zermatt$167K$4.17M
74🇮🇹 Cortina d'Ampezzo$146K$4.19M
75🇫🇷 Cannes$139K$4.22M
76🇪🇸 Ibiza$146K$4.24M
77🇺🇸 Palm Beach$153K$4.34M
78🇲🇨 Monaco$174K$4.34M
79🇹🇨 Providenciales$174K$4.34M
80🇨🇭 St. Moritz$174K$4.34M
81🇮🇹 Forte dei Marmi$160K$4.59M
82🇺🇸 New York$150K$4.61M
83🇫🇷 Megève$153K$4.64M
84🇵🇫 Bora Bora$188K$4.69M
85🇮🇹 Lake Como$164K$4.71M
86🇺🇸 Maui$160K$4.73M
87🇺🇸 San Francisco$156K$4.77M
88🇮🇹 Capri$167K$4.79M
89🇮🇹 Portofino$174K$4.99M
90🇺🇸 Aspen$174K$5.05M
91🇫🇷 Saint-Tropez$167K$5.06M
92🇮🇹 Amalfi Coast$178K$5.11M
93🇮🇹 Porto Cervo$181K$5.19M
94🇫🇷 Courchevel$181K$5.48M
95🇺🇸 Newport Beach$181K$5.54M
96🇫🇷 Gustavia$183K$5.57M
97🇺🇸 Beverly Hills$192K$5.88M
98🇺🇸 The Hamptons$197K$5.92M
99🇺🇸 Malibu$194K$5.97M
100🇺🇸 Montecito$194K$5.97M

Source: Patrician.ch FIRE calculator, a year costing $150K at New York prices, 4% withdrawal rate, tax on the sales included. As of 22 Oct 2026. The page behind every figure: patrician.ch/fire/.

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