53 places to live with low or no tax (2026)
Every place with its tax in one line, the cost of the cheapest route to residence and what one person spends a month in the main city.
| Place | Tax | Residence (fees + money kept) | Living /month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% on foreign income (credit for tax paid abroad) · 10% on local income · 10% top | USD 5,000 + USD 57k kept | USD 1,850 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 20k + USD 750k kept | USD 3,000 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local personal income | USD 1,500 | USD 1,100 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income · no gains or estate tax | USD 1,500 | USD 2,750 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 1,000 | USD 1,350 | |
| 0% on foreign income not brought in · up to 28.5% on local income · no gains tax | USD 2,000 | USD 1,350 | |
| worldwide: up to 50% on income · 30% on dividends · 10% on financial gains (from 2026) | USD 0 | USD 1,850 | |
| 0% on foreign income · up to 25% on local income | USD 1,500 | USD 940 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income (payroll tax on wages) | USD 300 | USD 4,200 | |
| worldwide at 10% flat · 5% on dividends · 10% company tax | USD 1,500 | USD 1,400 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income · no gains or estate tax | USD 1,500 | USD 3,800 | |
| 0% on foreign income · up to 25% on local income · 15% on local dividends | USD 1,500 | USD 1,550 | |
| 0% on dividends and interest (non-dom, 17 years) · 20-35% on work income · 0% on securities gains | USD 1,500 | USD 2,100 | |
| 0% on foreign income · up to 30% on local income | USD 2,000 | USD 1,300 | |
| worldwide: 22% on income · companies: 0% on retained profit, 22% on distribution | USD 400 | USD 1,600 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 1% on turnover up to GEL 500k (small business) · 20% otherwise · 5% dividends | USD 300 | USD 1,050 | |
| Category 2: tax only on the first ~GBP 118k of income · no gains tax | USD 8,000 + USD 2.6 million kept | USD 2,400 | |
| EUR 100k a year flat on all foreign income (+EUR 20k per family member) · up to 44% on Greek income | USD 2,000 + USD 550k kept | USD 1,450 | |
| ~5% on income in the zone · 0% on foreign income | USD 1,300 | USD 910 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 15-17% on Hong Kong income · 0% on dividends and gains | USD 1,000 | USD 2,600 | |
| worldwide at 15% flat · 9% company tax (EU's lowest) | USD 300 | USD 1,600 | |
| first 4 years (experts): 0% on foreign income · up to 35% on local income | USD 1,000 | USD 630 | |
| non-doms: 0% on foreign income kept abroad · up to 52% on Irish income | USD 1,000 | USD 3,000 | |
| 10 years: 0% on foreign income · up to 50% on Israeli income | USD 0 | USD 2,650 | |
| EUR 300k a year flat on all foreign income and gains, whatever the amount · 43% on Italian income | USD 1,000 | USD 1,950 | |
| Jersey: 20% on the first GBP 1.25 M, 1% above (min. GBP 250k) · Guernsey cap GBP 320k · Isle of Man cap GBP 220k | USD 15k + USD 2 million kept | USD 3,000 | |
| worldwide: up to ~22% on income · wealth taxed through a notional 4% return · no gains tax on private assets | USD 20k | USD 2,450 | |
| 0% on foreign income (individuals, until 2036) · up to 30% on Malaysian income | USD 300 | USD 990 | |
| foreign income: 0% unless brought to Malta (min. tax EUR 5k) · 35% top on Maltese income | USD 1,500 | USD 1,500 | |
| foreign income: 0% unless brought to Mauritius · up to 20% on local income · no gains tax | USD 100 | USD 800 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income (French citizens excepted) | USD 3,000 + USD 540k kept | USD 7,500 | |
| 9-15% on all income | USD 1,500 | USD 1,050 | |
| first 4 years: 0% on most foreign income · up to 39% on NZ income | USD 8,000 + USD 3 million kept | USD 2,100 | |
| 0% today · 5% on high incomes from 2028 | USD 4,000 + USD 390k kept | USD 1,200 | |
| 0% on foreign income · up to 25% on Panamanian income · 10% on local dividends | USD 3,000 + USD 200k kept | USD 1,600 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 10% on local income · 8% on local dividends | USD 600 | USD 850 | |
| foreigners: 0% on foreign income · up to 35% on local income | USD 1,400 + USD 20k kept | USD 710 | |
| 0% on most foreign income (IFICI, 10 years) · 20% flat on qualifying Portuguese work income · 48% otherwise | USD 1,500 + USD 12k kept | USD 1,950 | |
| US citizens: 0% on Puerto Rico dividends, interest and post-move gains · 4% on export-services companies | USD 5,000 | USD 1,900 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 3,000 + USD 200k kept | USD 2,100 | |
| 10% on income · 16% on dividends · micro-company 1% of turnover | USD 1,000 | USD 1,150 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 27k | USD 1,650 | |
| 0% on foreign income · up to 24% on Singapore income · 0% on gains and dividends | USD 1,500 | USD 3,100 | |
| Beckham: 0% on most foreign income · 24% flat on Spanish work income up to EUR 600k (6 years) | USD 1,500 + USD 30k kept | USD 2,100 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 30k + USD 250k kept | USD 1,350 | |
| lump-sum: a yearly fixed tax on living costs instead of tax on income (foreign income and gains included) | USD 12k | USD 3,850 | |
| LTR visa: 0% on foreign income · others: foreign income taxed when brought in · up to 35% local | USD 1,500 | USD 1,000 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 60k + USD 1 million kept | USD 3,200 | |
| new residents: 0% on foreign income for 20 years · up to 40% on Turkish income | USD 500 | USD 1,350 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income · 0% on gains and dividends | USD 900 | USD 2,450 | |
| first 4 years: 0% on foreign income and gains (FIG) · up to 45% on UK income · then worldwide | USD 10k | USD 3,650 | |
| 0% on foreign dividends and interest for 11 years (tax holiday) · up to 36% on local work income | USD 1,000 | USD 1,550 | |
| 0% on foreign income · 0% on local income | USD 5,000 + USD 130k kept | USD 2,050 |