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  1. City guide Pula

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,100–€4,100 per m² in central locations; example: a 60 m² one-bedroom in the… ⁠At the 2026 city average of €2,353 per square metre, a 60 m² apartment in the centre is…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,250–€3,000 per m² in outer neighborhoods; example: a 60 m² one-bedroom in… ⁠At the 2026 city average of €2,353 per square metre, a 60 m² apartment outside the centre…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,000–€4,000 per m² in the center; example: an 80 m² two-bedroom apartment near… ⁠At the 2026 city average of €2,353 per square metre, an 80 m² apartment in the centre is…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,100–€2,900 per m² outside the center; example: an 80 m² two-bedroom in a… ⁠At the 2026 city average of €2,353 per square metre, an 80 m² apartment outside the centre…
    • Annual Events The Pula Film Festival, held each summer in the Arena, is the city’s biggest cultural… ⁠The Pula Film Festival is held in the Arena in the second half of July.
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads No special digital-nomad tax on worldwide income if you are only visiting; Croatia’s… ⁠Third-country nationals may obtain a digital-nomad stay for up to 18 months. The 2026…
    • Best Coworking Space Coworking Pula (central Pula, near Giardini/old town access) is the most practical… ⁠Coworking centar Pula, Mletačka 12, in the city centre. A Flydesk day pass is €13 and a…
    • Best Hospital Opća bolnica Pula (General Hospital Pula), Santoriova 24, is the main hospital for… ⁠Opća bolnica Pula, Santoriova 24a, switchboard 052 376-000, is the general hospital.
    • Best Taxi/Ride App Bolt is the most useful app-based ride option in Pula; local taxis are also plentiful… ⁠Bolt lists ride-hailing in Pula.
    • Budget Accommodation Hostel Antique Pula (Riva 12) is a common budget base near the old town; Rock Hostel Pula… ⁠Art Hostel Pipištrelo is at Flaciusova 6, by the Forum. Hostel Antique is at Anticova 5.
    • Corporate Tax 25% standard corporate income tax in Croatia. ⁠10% when revenue in the tax period is up to €1,000,000, and 18% above that.
    • Currency & Banking Currency: Euro (EUR). Approx. 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD and 1 USD ≈ 0.92 EUR (March 2026 reference… ⁠Euro since 1 January 2023. ECB reference on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, about…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 10% withholding tax on dividends for most domestic distributions; cross-border treatment… ⁠12% on dividends paid to individuals. 10% when a company pays a dividend to a foreign…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 20% and 30% personal income tax brackets apply at the state level, with local surtax… ⁠From 1 January 2026 Pula charges 22% on income up to €60,000 a year and 32% above that…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Pula Main Railway Station (Željeznički kolodvor Pula), near the city center and bus… ⁠Pula railway station (Željeznički kolodvor Pula) is on Kolodvorska ulica, near the…
    • Museums & Art Venues Archaeological Museum of Istria, Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria, and the Small Roman… ⁠The Archaeological Museum of Istria main building is closed for renovation; its galleries…
    • National Parks Nearby Brijuni National Park is the closest major protected area, reached via Fažana in about… ⁠Brijuni National Park is the closest national park, by boat from Fažana. Plitvice and…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Brijuni National Park, Kamenjak Nature Park, and the coastal pine areas around Verudela… ⁠Brijuni National Park is a boat ride from Fažana. Kamenjak, near Premantura, is about 8 km…
    • Population About 52,000 in the city proper; roughly 62,000 in the wider urban area. ⁠52,220 in the 2021 census for the City of Pula. The 1991 census counted 62,378.
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, Type C and Type F sockets are standard. Most nomads can use EU-compatible… ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax Property taxation is in transition and may include annual real-estate-related charges… ⁠Since 1 January 2025 an annual property tax replaced the holiday-home tax, in a national…
    • Public Transport Passes Pula Promet city bus tickets are the main transit option; single rides are inexpensive… ⁠Pulapromet general monthly pass: €38 for one zone, €67 for two zones and €92 for three…
    • SIM Card Main mobile providers: Hrvatski Telekom (T-Mobile), A1 Hrvatska, and Telemach Croatia… ⁠Hrvatski Telekom, A1 and Telemach are the networks. bonbon, the HT prepaid brand, runs…

    fix pass. Currency & Banking gains the country prep's currency source; Tap Water and Power use nationwide wording; SIM Card removes the internal cost reference and replaces blanket passport registration with carrying identification where requested; Tax System and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads include the country prep's 183-day residence caveat and third-country scope. Museums & Art Venues now states the main building's renovation closure. Best Coworking Space, Budget Accommodation, Main Train/Transit Hub, Short Term Rentals, SIM Card, Studio Purchase Price (City Center), Studio Purchase Price (Outside City), 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center), 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City), 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) and 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) gain explicit verification limits without changing their retained prices or addresses. Researcher and verification date updated for this pass (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Croatia https://www.bonbon.hr/ponuda/na-bonove/paketi/ https://www.hrvatskitelekom.hr/visiting-croatia https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/croatia/individual/taxes-on-personal-income https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/croatia/individual/residence https://mup.gov.hr/aliens-281621/stay-and-work/temporary-stay-of-digital-nomads/286833 https://www.ami-pula.hr/hr/).

  2. City guide Porec

    • Best Hospital Poreč Health Center (Dom Zdravlja Poreč) for urgent care; OB Pula for major treatments. ⁠Dom zdravlja Poreč, Ulica dr. Mauro Gioseffi 2, phone +385 52 451 611. A tourist general…
    • Corporate Tax 10% for revenues up to €1,000,000; 18% for above. ⁠18% corporate income tax, or 10% when revenue in the tax period is under €1 million.
    • Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include PBZ and Zagrebačka banka. ⁠Euro (EUR) since 1 January 2023. The country-prep ECB reference for 19 October 2026 is 1…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 10% standard rate. ⁠12% final withholding on dividends paid to individuals. Corporate withholding on dividends…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 30% (Standard varies by city surtax). ⁠Up to 33% on the part of the annual tax base above €60,000; municipal rates vary, and only…
    • Internet Speed Average 50-100 Mbps; Fiber available in the center via HT (Hrvatski Telekom) ⁠No Poreč-only series was opened. Ookla medians for Croatia in September 2026 were 210.68…
    • Libraries & Study Spots Gradska knjižnica Poreč (City Library) – quiet workspaces available. ⁠Gradska knjižnica Poreč, Trg Marafor 3, phone +385 52 434 196. The study room has 18 seats…
    • Population Approximately 17,000 ⁠16,607 in the town and 8,841 in the urban settlement at the census of 31 August 2021. City…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax Tax on Holiday Homes (local) and 3% transfer tax on resale. ⁠Since 1 January 2025 an annual property tax replaces the holiday-home tax, in a national…
    • Public Transport Passes Single tickets purchased from drivers; no monthly digital nomad pass, primarily walk/bike… ⁠Arriva runs three electric city lines from Autobusni kolodvor Poreč, including a Baderna…
    • SIM Card Hrvatski Telekom (Unlimited surfing for 10 days at €11.28), A1, or Telemach. ⁠Hrvatski Telekom, A1 and Telemach. The Visiting Croatia eSIM is €11 for 3 days of…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €180,000) ⁠Nekretnine.hr asking average for Centar and Luka in September 2026 was €4,019 per m², so a…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) ⁠The lowest September 2026 zone on the same page was Baderna and Žbandaj at €3,378 per m²…
    • Tap Water Drinkable and of high quality across the Istrian peninsula. ⁠Tap water is safe to drink. Wikivoyage calls Croatian tap water perfectly safe, and in…
    • Tax System Residence-based taxation; residents taxed on worldwide income. ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Non-residents are taxed on Croatian-source…

    fix pass aligned Corporate Tax with the strict revenue threshold and Highest Income Tax Bracket with the national maximum used in comparison cities; reconfirmed Best Hospital and Libraries & Study Spots addresses and hours; documented unavailable price evidence for Best Coworking Space and SIM Card and the unsupported Glovo claim in Best Food Delivery App; refreshed research attribution and verification date Source

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