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Moving from Germany to Dubai: tax you would stop paying
In Germany, a gross salary of EUR 86,802 a year — the equivalent of AED 30,000 a month — leaves EUR 51,605 after income tax and employee contributions (40.5% deducted; tax year 2026). In Dubai you keep the full AED 360,000, which is AED 145,976 more a year.
Estimate from official rates, not tax advice: it only applies if you really stop being tax resident in your country.
Take-home pay: Germany vs Dubai
Single person, no children, Wage tax class I (single) or III (married, one income); statutory health insurance at the 2026 average additional rate; no church tax; outside Saxony. Amounts in EUR unless shown in AED; exchange rate of the Central Bank of the UAE, 1 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = AED 4.147374).
| AED 15,000 a month | AED 30,000 a month | AED 60,000 a month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary a year | EUR 43,401 AED 180,000 | EUR 86,802 AED 360,000 | EUR 173,604 AED 720,000 |
| Wage tax (Lohnsteuer) | EUR 5,192 | EUR 18,219 | EUR 54,106 |
| Solidarity surcharge | EUR 0 | EUR 0 | EUR 2,976 |
| Pension insurance | EUR 4,036 | EUR 8,073 | EUR 9,430 |
| Unemployment insurance | EUR 564 | EUR 1,128 | EUR 1,318 |
| Statutory health insurance (incl. half of the average additional rate) | EUR 3,798 | EUR 6,103 | EUR 6,103 |
| Long-term care insurance | EUR 1,042 | EUR 1,674 | EUR 1,674 |
| Net a year in Germany | EUR 28,769 | EUR 51,605 | EUR 97,996 |
| Net a year in Dubai | AED 180,000 | AED 360,000 | AED 720,000 |
| You keep more in Dubai, a year | AED 60,683 | AED 145,976 | AED 313,572 |
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Before you leave Germany
- Leaving Germany: keeping a home available in Germany can keep you fully tax resident.
- Exit tax (§ 6 AStG) can apply to shareholdings of 1% or more when you give up German residence.
- A draft income-tax reform was announced on 2 September 2026; it is not law and is not reflected here.
Questions
- How much tax would I save moving from Germany to Dubai on AED 30,000 a month?
- AED 145,976 a year: in Germany that gross (EUR 86,802 a year) leaves EUR 51,605; in Dubai you keep AED 360,000 (tax year 2026).
- Do I stop paying tax in Germany when I move to Dubai?
- Leaving Germany: keeping a home available in Germany can keep you fully tax resident.
Sources
- § 32a EStG — Einkommensteuertarif — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 9a EStG — Arbeitnehmer-Pauschbetrag — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 10c EStG — Sonderausgaben-Pauschbetrag — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 32 EStG — Kinder, Freibeträge für Kinder — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 66 EStG — Höhe des Kindergeldes — read 1 Oct 2026
- SolzG 1995 § 3 — Bemessungsgrundlage und Freigrenze — read 1 Oct 2026
- SolzG 1995 § 4 — Zuschlagsatz — read 1 Oct 2026
- BMF — Programmablaufplan Lohnsteuer 2026, Anlage 1 — read 1 Oct 2026
- BMF — Lohn- und Einkommensteuerrechner (Schnittstelle) — read 1 Oct 2026
- Deutsche Rentenversicherung — Sozialversicherungsrechengrößen 2026 — read 1 Oct 2026
- Bundesgesundheitsministerium — Beiträge zur gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung — read 1 Oct 2026
- Bundesgesundheitsministerium — Finanzierung der Pflegeversicherung — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 55 SGB XI — Beitragssatz der Pflegeversicherung — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 8 AO — Wohnsitz — read 1 Oct 2026
- § 6 AStG — Wegzugsbesteuerung — read 1 Oct 2026
- Central Bank of the UAE — Exchange rates against UAE Dirham — rate of 1 Oct 2026
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