Data Hubs
Sortable, source-cited comparison tables, one per topic. Every figure links to the government or named source it came from.
Cost to Register a Company by Country (2026)
Germany's EUR 1,051 is the highest official company-registration cost of the six countries here; the UK's GBP 100 is the lowest. Delaware, the standard US choice, charges $110 for an LLC; federal incorporation in Canada is CA$200; Singapore's ACRA charges S$315. Figures are each country's own government registry fee schedule, not a market estimate.
Work Visa Fees by Country (2026)
Germany's EUR 175 full pipeline (visa plus residence permit) is the cheapest route to a job-offer-backed work permit here; the United States is the most expensive at about $3,545 in mandatory USCIS fees. The UK's GBP 819 application fee looks mid-table alone, but its Immigration Health Surcharge (GBP 1,035 a year, paid upfront) brings the realistic total to GBP 3,924 — close to the US figure.
Notary Fees by Country (2026)
Slovakia (EUR 4) and Spain (EUR 6.01) have the cheapest statutory rate of the six countries here for certifying one signature; the United States is the most expensive at $15 — and that's just California, one of the few US states that caps notary fees by law at all. Most common-law countries have no official rate to cite: notary fees there are market-set, not government-regulated.
Probate Fees by Country (2026)
Poland's 100 zl flat fee is the cheapest here, though currencies aren't converted, so treat that as directional. Among flat-fee countries, New Zealand (NZ$275) and the US (California, $355) are the cheapest and the UK (GBP 526) the priciest. The bigger gap is structural: Germany, Canada (Ontario) and Australia (NSW) don't charge a flat fee at all — their cost scales with the estate's value, priced here at a representative 400,000 in each one's own currency, which is why Ontario's Estate Administration Tax (CA$5,250) and Germany's Erbschein fee (EUR 1,570) look so much larger.