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01 · Where

Where the good life is.

The 100 addresses on the board, ranked, compared and set side by side, with the rules for making one of them home.

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The board

The first 10.

The 100 addresses, in the order the board ranks them. Each opens on its own page: the tax, the schools, the cost and the flight home.

  1. Monaco
    01Monaco
  2. Lugano, Switzerland
    02LuganoSwitzerland
  3. Lake Como, Italy
    03Lake ComoItaly
  4. St. Moritz, Switzerland
    04St. MoritzSwitzerland
  5. Portofino, Italy
    05PortofinoItaly
  6. Gustavia, St Barths
    06GustaviaSt Barths
  7. Capri, Italy
    07CapriItaly
  8. Zurich, Switzerland
    08ZurichSwitzerland
  9. Dubai, UAE
    09DubaiUAE
  10. Miami, United States
    10MiamiUnited States
All 100 addresses
The rankings

The list, and its editions.

The world list and its 4 regional editions, each with its cover, its report and its method.

Head to head

Any 2, side by side.

The pairings readers compare most. Each sets the tax, the cost, the schools and the flight times of 2 places against each other.

All head to heads
Residence and passports

The right to stay.

What each passport opens, the routes to residence, and where a foreigner may buy a home.

Read

The research, written.

The guides, the answers and the briefings behind the board.

Your position, not the average

This page is the general case. Your income and passports rank all 100 differently.

The engine takes what you earn and what you hold, then orders every address on the board against it.

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The Patrician Letter

The rules move. Be told when they do.

Sent when it earns the send, not on a schedule. Never shared, one tap to stop.

Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. Figures are for a non-US single filer. Wealth tax, an exit and your passports are added when you run the engine on your own numbers. Not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.

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