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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas · Canarias. What a retired American couple would pay in tax here, and how the town scores for daily life.

Liveability54.3#135 of 252 towns
Tax per year€13,785at €1.7M net wealth, property tax included
Regional tax rank5 of 15Canarias, cheapest first

Daily life

Scored from 0 to 100 against the other towns in the Index, with Tertulia's default weights. Strongest on governance, healthcare and climate; weakest on connectivity, integration and lifestyle.

Healthcare86
Connectivity0
Climate85
Cost of living52
Housing69
Integration21
Lifestyle26
Aging & care49
Safety73
Governance100
  • Nearest general hospital: in town · 15 hospitals within 30 km
  • Nearest private general hospital: in town
  • Nearest hospital with an international patient service: 26.4 km
  • About 7 hours to board a flight to the United States, connecting via LPA
  • About 9 places in private care homes per 1,000 residents aged 65+ within 30 km
  • Private health insurance: about €228 a month at 65, no co-payments

Tax

Income tax, wealth tax and the solidarity tax are set by the region, so they are the same in every town in Canarias. Property tax (IBI) is the town's own. Figures for a couple aged 65 to 74, €90,000 a year in income and a €500,000 home:

Net wealthRegional taxProperty taxPer year
€1.7M€12,235€1,550€13,785
€3.0M€16,064€1,550€17,614
€5.0M€34,820€1,550€36,370

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Other towns in Canarias

Read about Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Wikipedia. Figures from Engine v4.1; how they are built is on the Method page.