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Every change to our researched data, with the old and new value and why it changed. Records are researched from official sources and published through review.

  1. City guide Torremolinos

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €175,000) ⁠About €3,860 per square metre in Centro in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes). A 50…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,700 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €135,000) ⁠About €3,089 per square metre in El Pinar-Palacio de Congresos in October 2026 (Fotocasa)…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €256,000) ⁠About €3,860 per square metre in Centro in October 2026 (Fotocasa, all flat sizes). An 80…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,400 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €192,000) ⁠About €3,089 per square metre in El Pinar-Palacio de Congresos in October 2026 (Fotocasa)…

    fix pass after the independent check of the batch. Exchange rate, tap water, SIM card and card-payment lines aligned with the wording shared by the other Spanish cities; train hub and regional travel re-cited to the current Renfe network page and the Cercanías station list, and the unprinted station street dropped; Casa de los Navajas, the parish church of San Miguel, the Picasso cultural centre, the congress palace and the Molino de Inca garden re-cited to pages that print their address, with the congress palace now Calle México 3 (https://turismotorremolinos.es/en/discover/places-of-interest/molino-inca/).

  2. City guide Tenerife

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €210,000) ⁠Centro-Ifara, October 2026, 3,529 euros per square metre, about 211,740 euros for 60…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €114,000) ⁠Suroeste, October 2026, 1,619 euros per square metre, about 97,140 euros for 60 square…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €256,000) ⁠Centro-Ifara, October 2026, 3,529 euros per square metre, about 282,320 euros for 80…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,700 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €136,000) ⁠Suroeste, October 2026, 1,619 euros per square metre, about 129,520 euros for 80 square…
    • Annual Events Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Each Feb/March - second only to Rio) ⁠Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world.
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (Fixed 24% for 6 years) or the Spanish Digital Nomad Visa (specific tax perks) ⁠The special regime for people who move to Spain is optional. Withholding is 24 percent on…
    • Best Coworking Space Wolfgang Coworking (Santa Cruz) - €20/day, €185/month; Nine Coliving (La Orotava)… ⁠YOURSPACE, Calle Bethencourt Alfonso 2, second floor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: a day pass…
    • Bike/Scooter Rental Link (Superpedestrian) scooters in Santa Cruz; Bike Point Tenerife for cycling (€25/day… ⁠Dott is the shared e-scooter operator in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 646 scooters. A 4…
    • Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Santa Cruz (Hotel Mencey) ⁠Casino Santa Cruz is at Rambla de Santa Cruz 105, under Hotel Mencey. The same island…
    • City Santa Cruz de Tenerife & Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain ⁠Tenerife, the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, Spain. The capital…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish CFC rules apply ⁠Spanish controlled-foreign-company rules apply when a Spanish resident holds over 50…
    • Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, Santander, BBVA ⁠Euro (EUR). ECB reference on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD (1 USD = 0.8909 EUR)…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 19% (Can be 0% for EU/certain treaties) ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19 percent on the first 6,000 euros, 21 percent to 50,000…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket Approx. 47% (Varies slightly by region) ⁠In 2026 the state income-tax scale tops at 24.5 percent and the Canary Islands scale tops…
    • Local Heritage Canarian Wrestling (Lucha Canaria) and Silbo Gomero (whistled language) ⁠The Guanche people lived on Tenerife before the Castilian conquest in 1496. Silbo Gomero…
    • Local Markets Mercadillo de Teguise (Travel to Lanzarote) or Costa Adeje Market (Thurs/Sat) ⁠Mercado Municipal Nuestra Señora de África in Santa Cruz, open daily until 14:30, and a…
    • Population Approximately 950,000 (Tenerife Island total) ⁠974,003 inhabitants on 1 July 2026, the INE count for the island of Tenerife.
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz; Type C and F sockets (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - Annual, approx. 0.4% - 1.1% of value ⁠IBI is an annual local tax on owning real estate, and the town sets the rate. A current…
    • Property Transaction Tax ITP (Property Transfer Tax) - 6.5% for resale properties ⁠In the Canary Islands the general transfer tax on real estate is 6.5 percent in 2026. A…
    • Public Transport Passes TITSA 'Ten+ Card'. Single rides €1.25 - €3.50; Monthly unlimited approx. €30 (for… ⁠The ten+ card works on the tram and on TITSA buses. A tram single is 1.35 euros on the…
    • Regional Travel TITSA Green Buses (Guaguas) cover the whole island; Fred Olsen Express ferries to other… ⁠Green TITSA buses, called guaguas, cover the island. Two tram lines run between Santa Cruz…
    • SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, and Digi. Pre-paid 50GB data plans from €15/month ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,800 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €152,000) ⁠Fotocasa, October 2026, one asking price for all flat sizes: Centro-Ifara in Santa Cruz de…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €88,000) ⁠The same October 2026 index puts Suroeste, the cheapest district of Santa Cruz, at 1,619…
    • Tap Water Safe to drink but high mineral content; most locals and nomads prefer bottled or filtered… ⁠Generally safe to drink in Spain; southern supplies can have higher mineral content and a…
    • Tax System Spanish tax resident status after 183 days (worldwide income) ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…

    Fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power and SIM Card with the Spain country prep and shared comparison-city wording; added a direct address citation to Best Coworking Space; updated research attribution and verification date; clarified unverified prices, locations and hours for Accommodation, Budget Accommodation, Social Events for Expats, Yoga & Wellness Centers, Gyms & Fitness Centers, Laundry Services, Top Regional Airline, Language Classes and Libraries & Study Spots, and the Movistar recheck timeout (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.orange.es/tarifas/movil/prepago/orange-prepago-10, https://www.yourspace.work/en/contact/).

  3. City guide Telde

    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026, all home sizes: San Juan, the historic centre, is…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,400 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €56,000) ⁠Fotocasa October 2026, all home sizes: Jinámar, the large northern district, is 1,139…
    • Tap Water Safe to drink, but high mineral content; most locals use filtered water or 5L jugs from… ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide; southern supplies can have a higher mineral content…
    • Tax System Spanish Resident (Worldwide income); Canary Islands (IGIC instead of VAT). ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
    • Theater Venues Teatro Municipal Juan Ramón Jiménez. ⁠Teatro Municipal Juan Ramón Jiménez, Calle Poeta Pablo Neruda 1, seats 565. The municipal…
    • Top Regional Airline Binter Canarias (Connecting to other islands for ~€30-€60 for residents). ⁠Binter Canarias and Canaryfly are based at Gran Canaria Airport, in the Gando district of…
    • VAT 7% IGIC (General Indirect Canary Tax), much lower than 21% mainland VAT. ⁠The Canary Islands do not charge mainland VAT (21 percent). The local sales tax is IGIC…

    Fix pass: Currency & Banking now uses the exact prep exchange rate and card guidance; Tap Water and SIM Card use the common Spain wording; Tax System restores the residence test; Highest Income Tax Bracket uses the national withholding and regional variation summary; Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads uses the shared passport-dependent visa and optional impatriate wording rather than the British-only opening and company-tax addendum. Theater Venues is now listed as unverified for its desk hours, address and capacity because the retrieved page did not confirm them (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/residence, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements, https://teldecultura.org/areas/teatro-municipal-juan-ramon-jimenez/).

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