A working estimate of your annual tax position and one-time setup cost across four popular relocation jurisdictions — enter your details below.
This relocation cost calculator gives you a real, numbers-based starting point before you commit to a move. Enter your income and current tax position, and see — side by side — what four popular relocation destinations could mean for your annual tax bill, your one-time setup costs, and how long it would take a move to pay for itself.
What You'll Get
Your Situation
Your income, current country, household size, and whether you're relocating for employment or to set up a business.
Compare estimated tax, annual savings, and one-time setup cost across four jurisdictions in one table.
These are estimates. When you're ready to move, an advisor can build the exact numbers around your structure.
The Ledger
Estimated annual tax and one-time relocation cost, side by side.
Questions
You get a side-by-side estimate of four things for each of the four jurisdictions: your likely annual tax rate, your estimated annual tax bill, how much you'd save each year compared to where you live now, and the one-time cost to get set up — company formation plus a visa or residency investment. It's built to give you a first, realistic read on whether a relocation makes financial sense before you spend time or money looking further into it.
They're a starting point, not a final figure. The calculator uses simplified, representative tax rates and typical setup/visa cost ranges for each jurisdiction. Your actual liability depends on your income type, treaty position, and personal circumstances — which is exactly what an advisor works out with you afterward.
Four jurisdictions commonly chosen for tax-driven relocation: the UAE (Dubai), Malta, Cyprus, and Portugal. Each has a different tax regime and a different residency or golden-visa investment route, which is why the one-time setup costs vary so much between them.
Yes. The "setup + visa cost" figure includes both the practical setup cost (company or trade licence registration) and the relevant residency route for that country — for example, a property or investment-fund threshold for a golden visa, or a lower-cost visa route where one exists.
No. This is an illustrative planning tool, not a tax, legal, or immigration assessment. It's designed to help you compare jurisdictions directionally before you bring in a professional to confirm the real numbers for your situation.
It's the difference between the tax you'd pay on your income at your current country's rate, and what you'd pay at the estimated rate for each destination jurisdiction. If a jurisdiction has a lower rate than where you live now, that difference shows as a positive annual saving.