Property buying costs
The tax you pay when you buy property differs wildly by country — from 0% in Alberta and Saskatchewan to a flat 4% in Dubai and a progressive 6.75% top band in the Australian Capital Territory. Every page below has a live calculator pre-loaded with that jurisdiction's bands, a worked example, reliefs, and links to the official revenue authority.
0% to £250,000, then 5% to £925,000, 10% to £1.5m, and 12% above £1.5m.
0% to £145,000, then 2% to £250,000, 5% to £325,000, 10% to £750,000, and 12% above.
0% to £225,000, then 6% to £400,000, 7.5% to £750,000, 10% to £1.5m, and 12% above.
0% to £250,000, then 5% to £925,000, 10% to £1.5m, and 12% above — the same bands as England.
Progressive from 1.25% to 5.5% — a $1m home pays about $40,000 in transfer duty.
1.4%–6% on the first $960,000, then a flat 5.5% to $2m and 6.5% above — a $900k home pays ~$48,000.
0% to $5,000, then 1.5% to $75,000, 3.5% to $540,000, 4.5% to $1m, and 5.75% above — a $700k home pays ~$21,000.
Progressive from 1.5% to 5.15%, jumping to a 6.5% top band above $3m — a $700k home pays ~$27,000.
Eleven progressive bands from 1% to 7% — a $550k home pays about $25,000.
Progressive from 1.75% to a capped 4.5% — the lowest top rate of any Australian state.
A flat 2.24% up to $525,000, then 5.99% above — a $550k home pays about $13,258.
Progressive to a 6.75% top band — the highest marginal rates in Australia; a $800k home pays ~$36,000.
0.5% to $55,000, 1% to $250,000, 1.5% to $400,000, 2% to $2m, and 2.5% above — a $800k home pays ~$14,475.
1% to $200,000, 2% to $2m, 3% to $3m, and 5% above — a $900k home pays ~$16,000.
0.5% to $54,700, then 1%, 1.5%, 2% and 2.5% bands — a $500k home pays about $6,436 (the 'welcome tax').
No land transfer tax — Alberta charges 0% on every purchase.
0% to $30,000, then 0.5%, 1%, 1.5% and 2% — a $450k home pays about $7,650.
Municipal deed transfer tax of about 1.5% (0.5%–1.5% by municipality) — a $400k home pays ~$6,000.
No land transfer tax — Saskatchewan charges 0% on every purchase.
Every jurisdiction page embeds the same stamp duty calculator with its official band schedule pre-selected, so the result you see is the number the revenue authority would produce for the standard residential case. Where a jurisdiction publishes “$X plus Y% over Z” schedules (Australia, Canada) the calculator applies the marginal bands exactly as the schedule is written.
Figures are indicative planning values compiled in August 2026 from the named official sources on each page. Rates are revised every financial year in most countries, and reliefs change with budgets — always confirm the live rate with the local revenue authority or a conveyancer before you sign.
Not sure which applies to you? Use the country preset calculator for a quick estimate, or pair a jurisdiction page with the closing cost calculator for the full acquisition picture.
Educational content. All rates are indicative reference values with named, dated official sources and are not legal, tax, or valuation advice. Property rules, fees, and taxes change — confirm every number with a qualified local professional before you commit.
