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City guide Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €180,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices for October 2026 in Centro-Ifara, all flat sizes together, are…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €114,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices for October 2026 in Suroeste, all flat sizes together, are 1,619…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €224,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices for October 2026 in Centro-Ifara, all flat sizes together, are…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,750 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €140,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices for October 2026 in Suroeste, all flat sizes together, are 1,619…
• Affordable Shopping Spots Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África (Local market for fresh produce) ⁠Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África, also called La Recova, Avenida de San Sebastián 51…
• Annual Events Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (February/March) - Second largest after Rio ⁠Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The date changes each year and usually falls in…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax) or specific Spanish Digital Nomad Visa tax perks ⁠Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. Work needs a permit. Qualifying…
• Best Beach Nearby Playa de Las Teresitas (San Andrés), 10 mins by bus (Line 910) ⁠Playa de las Teresitas is a sandy beach in San Andrés, in Anaga, inside the municipality…
• Best Hospital Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria (Public); Quirónsalud (Private) ⁠Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Carretera del Rosario 145, in Ofra…
• Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and contactless payments accepted almost everywhere ⁠Cards are widely accepted. Some shops ask to see photo identification before taking a…
• Casino & Gaming Halls Casino de Santa Cruz (located in Hotel Mencey) ⁠Casino Santa Cruz, run by Casinos de Tenerife, is the gaming casino: it is inside the…
• City Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain ⁠Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of the island of Tenerife and of the province of the same…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish CFC rules apply ⁠Yes. Spanish rules can tax a foreign company when Spanish residents hold over 50 percent…
• Corporate Tax ZEC (Canary Islands Special Zone) offers 4% rate for eligible businesses; Standard is 25% ⁠The general corporation tax rate is 25 percent. Companies in the Canary Islands Special…
• Cultural Districts The historic quarter around Calle de la Noria ⁠Centro-Ifara is the oldest part of the city and holds the historic centre. Shopping is in…
• Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, BBVA, Santander ⁠Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 euro = 1.1225 US dollars, so about 1 US…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 26% for residents; 0% for ZEC companies under specific conditions ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19 percent on the first 6,000 euros, 21 percent to 50,000…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket Approx. 45% - 47% (combined state and regional) ⁠In 2026 the state income-tax scale tops at 24.5 percent and the Canary Islands scale tops…

fix pass after the batch check. Best Hospital: the street address Avenida Príncipes de España, which no cited page showed, was replaced with Carretera del Rosario 145 in Ofra from the health ministry hospital directory. Casino & Gaming Halls: rewritten, because no source put a casino on Calle la Marina; the gaming casino is Casino Santa Cruz inside the Iberostar Heritage Grand Mencey on the Rambla, and the Real Casino de Tenerife at Plaza de la Candelaria 12, founded in 1840, is a private club and listed monument. The map titles for those two places were corrected to what the map objects show, and the record's model and verified date now name this pass.

City guide San Sebastián

• Corporate Tax 24% (Basque Country has its own tax autonomy through 'Concierto Económico') ⁠Gipuzkoa foral corporation tax is 24% in general and 20% for small companies. The Spain…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include BBVA and Santander on Avenida de la Libertad ⁠Euro (EUR, €). Cards are widely accepted; cash is still used in smaller venues and…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 28% depending on amount ⁠Spain generally withholds 19% on dividends paid to non-residents without a permanent…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 49% (Gipuzkoa specific rate for income over €175,000) ⁠The Spain country profile gives a 47% state withholding guideline, with regional variation…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Estación del Norte (RENFE/AVE access) and Donostia Bus Station (underground next to train… ⁠The RENFE station, the north station (Iparreko geltokia), is at Frantzia pasealekua 22…
• Museums & Art Venues San Telmo Museum (Basque society) and Tabakalera (Contemporary culture) ⁠San Telmo Museum, Plaza Zuloaga 1, covers Basque society and art in a former convent and a…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Mount Urgull for hiking and Santa Clara Island (accessible by boat in summer €4) ⁠A walk up Mount Urgull to the castle takes about an hour at an easy pace. The park…
• Population 188,000 ⁠189,866 on 1 January 2025, the official municipal-register figure for Donostia/San…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
• Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - Annual, approx 0.4% - 1.1% of cadastral value ⁠Annual property tax on cadastral value. A secondary reading of the Donostia ordinance…
• Property Transaction Tax ITP (Property Transfer Tax) at 7% for resale; 10% VAT + 1.5% Stamp Duty for new builds ⁠On a resale, a home in Gipuzkoa is 4% transfer tax, or 2.5% for a habitual home of no more…
• Public Transport Passes Mugi Card - Reduced fares for Dbus (city buses) and Euskotren (regional train) ⁠Dbus daytime cash or contactless is €1.95 and the night fare is €2.65, with no free…
• Regional Travel Euskotren (The 'Topo') to Hendaye (France) or Bilbao; Alsa bus to Pamplona (€10, 1 hour) ⁠Euskotren runs to Hendaye and to Bilbao, and buses to Pamplona take about an hour on…
• SIM Card Orange, Movistar, and Vodafone; stores located on Calle San Marcial. Pre-paid 20GB for… ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop and bring photo ID for registration…
• Scenic Viewpoints Monte Igueldo viewpoint (entry €2.50) for the iconic crescent bay photo ⁠Monte Igueldo, at the west end of La Concha, is the viewpoint over the bay. The travel…
• Street Food Stalls Minimalist street food; try the 'Gilda' pintxo at almost any bar for €1.50-€2.50 ⁠Pintxos in the Parte Vieja stand in for street food. The travel guide puts a pintxo at…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €7,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €300,000) ⁠Centro asking prices were €8,416 per m² in October 2026 (Fotocasa). There is no bedroom…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €180,000 in Alza/Pasaia) ⁠Altza, the eastern district the old line called Alza, was €4,175 per m² in October 2026…
• Tap Water Drinkable and of very high quality (sourced from Artikutza) ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide; some southern supplies have a stronger mineral taste.
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (residing >183 days) ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Tax residence generally follows more than 183…
• VAT 21% (IVA) ⁠21% standard IVA. New dwellings are at the reduced rate of 10%.

fix pass. Currency & Banking, Tap Water, SIM Card, Cashless Friendly and Tax System aligned with the Spain country prep; the exchange rate and date are unchanged. Dividend Withholding Tax corrected from the resident savings scale to 19 percent non-resident withholding. Highest Income Tax Bracket now distinguishes the national guideline from the Gipuzkoa rate. Best Coworking Space day price and hours confirmed on the live membership page; address, hours or price limitations for Best Coworking Space, Best Hospital, Main Train/Transit Hub, Museums & Art Venues, Nearby Nature Escapes and Street Food Stalls made explicit under Not verified. Research attribution and verification date updated for this fix (https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income).