UK Tax vs Other Countries
Compare take home pay across countries on a £50,000 equivalent salary.
Figures show the approximate monthly take home abroad on a £50,000-equivalent salary. The UK baseline is £3,293/month under 2026/27 rates (thresholds frozen until April 2031). Expat regimes — Portugal's IFICI, Spain's Beckham law, Greece's 5A/5B/5C regimes, New Zealand's four-year transitional exemption, Cyprus non-dom, Malta's remittance basis, Italy's flat tax, Thailand's LTR visa — are covered on each page.
Not on £50,000? Our Should I Leave the UK? calculator lets you compare your own salary side by side against Dubai, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Singapore and Cyprus — monthly, yearly and over ten years.
UK vs USA~£3,233/moUK vs Australia~£3,300/moUK vs New Zealand~£3,086/moUK vs Canada~£3,150/moUK vs Ireland~£2,992/moUK vs Germany~£2,875/moUK vs France~£2,817/moUK vs UAE~£4,167/moUK vs Netherlands~£2,933/moUK vs Spain~£2,890/moUK vs Portugal~£2,630/moUK vs Greece~£2,679/moUK vs Cyprus~£3,160/moUK vs Malta~£3,120/moUK vs Italy~£2,590/moUK vs Switzerland~£3,400/moUK vs Singapore~£3,970/moUK vs Hong Kong~£3,676/moUK vs Thailand~£3,440/mo
Earning six figures and planning a move? Read the £100k tax trap and high-earner tax tips first.