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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 Vis

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €210,000) ⁠The 2026 ministry average for an apartment in the Town of Vis is 2,499 euro per square…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €150,000) ⁠Komiža, the other town on the island, has a 2026 ministry average of 2,192 euro per square…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,000 per m² (e.g., 75 m² = €300,000) ⁠The 2026 ministry average for an apartment in the Town of Vis is 2,499 euro per square…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 75 m² = €210,000) ⁠Komiža, the other town on the island, has a 2026 ministry average of 2,192 euro per square…
    • Affordable Shopping Spots Tommy Maximarket or Konzum (near the ferry port) ⁠Konzum is at Ravnica Matice Hrvatske 11 and is open 06:30 to 21:00. The Saturday shopping…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Croatian Digital Nomad Visa offers 0% income tax on income earned from foreign employers… ⁠Pay from an employer, or from your own company, that is not registered in Croatia is not…
    • Banking for Expats Revolut and Wise are widely used; local ATMs via OTP Banka or PBZ ⁠Revolut and Wise remain the practical accounts. OTP closed the only branch in Vis town, at…
    • Best Coworking Space V-Hub (Community-led space near the harbor, seasonal availability) ⁠No coworking day pass was found on an operator site or on the town tourist board. The name…
    • Best Hospital Vis Health Center (Dom Zdravlja); major emergencies require helicopter to Split Clinical… ⁠The Vis branch of Dom zdravlja Splitsko-dalmatinske županije is at Poljana Sv. Duha 10…
    • Best Taxi/Ride App No Uber/Bolt; use local taxis like 'Taxi Rank Vis' at the ferry port (€15-€25 per trip) ⁠The travel guide names no ride-hailing app. Taxis wait in the downtown parking lots of Vis…
    • Cashless Friendly Moderate. Cards accepted in hotels/supermarkets; cash preferred in small cafes and konobas ⁠Cards are accepted almost everywhere, and American Express is not accepted in Croatia…
    • City Vis, Island of Vis, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia ⁠Vis, a town on the island of Vis in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive ⁠Yes. A foreign entity is covered when Croatian residents, alone or with related parties…
    • Corporate Tax 10% (income up to €1M) or 18% (income over €1M) ⁠18% corporate income tax, or 10% when revenue in the tax period is under 1 million euro.
    • Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include OTP Banka and PBZ ⁠Euro (EUR) since 1 January 2023. The rate used for Croatia cost files is the 19 October…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 10% ⁠12% final withholding on dividends paid to an individual. A company pays 10% corporate…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 30% (on income above €50,400) ⁠Vis uses the statutory rates, 20% up to 60,000 euro and 30% above that, from 1 January…
    • Highway Access No highways; the island is circled by two main asphalt roads connecting Vis and Komiža ⁠There is no highway. The travel guide describes a road around the island of about 30 km…
    • Historical Sites Roman Thermal Baths ruins and the Tito's Cave (military hideout) ⁠Roman thermal-bath ruins are on the town cultural walk, and Tito cave (Titova špilja) is…
    • Internet Speed Average 40-70 Mbps; Starlink is increasingly popular among nomads for 150+ Mbps ⁠No Vis-only series is published. The September 2026 Ookla medians for Croatia were 210.68…
    • Libraries & Study Spots Gradska Knjižnica Vis (Town Library with quiet seating and Wi-Fi) ⁠Gradska knjižnica i čitaonica Vis, Šetalište Viškog boja 13, phone 021 711 925.
    • Local Brewery Vislander (Craft beer and brewery tours located in the island interior) ⁠No brewery was found. Vislander, Milna 3, is a winery for the island grapes Plavac Mali…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Vis Ferry Port (Jadrolinija lines connect to Split and Hvar) ⁠Vis has no railway. The ferry port in Vis town is the hub. Jadrolinija runs the car ferry…
    • Museums & Art Venues Archaeological Museum Vis (located in the Austrian 'Batarija' fortress) ⁠Zavičajni muzej grada Visa shows an underwater archaeology collection of amphorae inside…
    • Must-See Landmarks Fort George (British fortress) and the Blue Cave (on nearby Biševo) ⁠Fort George (Tvrđava Kralj Juraj III, also called Fortica) was begun in April 1812 above…

    fix pass after the batch check — researcher identity and check date corrected to this run; the country-level facts (euro and exchange rate, prepaid prices, plugs, tap water, tipping, the 112 emergency number, the tax lines) re-checked against the Croatia prep and the sibling city sheets; the post-office hours, the library phone number and the no-American-Express line re-confirmed on the pages the sheet cites; no item content changed

  2. City guide Varaždin

    • Libraries & Study Spots Gradska knjižnica 'Metel Ožegović' (Trg slobode 8a) ⁠Gradska knjižnica i čitaonica Metel Ožegović. A November 2026 notice on the library site…
    • Local Heritage The Purgari (Varaždin Civil Guard) - ceremonial Changing of the Guard every Saturday ⁠The Purgari, the old city guard, change the guard every Saturday from 11:00 to 12:00, with…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Drava River Forest (Dravska Park Šuma) with walking and river-rafting trails ⁠The city tourism board describes the Drava, its banks and the forests along it, for…
    • Population 46,946 (Approx. metro area) ⁠The 2021 census counted 43,782 people in the City of Varaždin and 36,187 in the urban…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Europlug and Schuko (types C and F).
    • Property Tax Communal contribution fees apply; annual Property Tax (Porez na nekretnine) is being… ⁠Since 1 January 2025 an annual tax of €0.60 to €8 per square metre replaced the…
    • Property Transaction Tax 3% of the market value of the property ⁠3% of the market value, paid by the buyer, when the purchase is not charged VAT instead. A…
    • Public Transport Passes Varaždin City Bus (Autotransport Varaždin). Single ticket approx. €0.80-€1.30 ⁠City buses are run by Čistoća. From 2 January 2025 a single ticket is €0.60 in cash on the…
    • SIM Card Hrvatski Telekom (HT), A1, and Telemach. Prepaid SIM with 20GB data approx. €10-15 ⁠Hrvatski Telekom, A1 and Telemach are the networks. bonbon, the HT prepaid brand, is the…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,700 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €108,000) ⁠No centre-versus-outside or bedroom split is published. The ministry average flat price…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,100 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €84,000) ⁠Same city-wide ministry average, €1,956 per square metre for 2026. A 40 square metre…
    • Tap Water Safe and high-quality drinkable tap water throughout the city ⁠Tap water is safe to drink across Croatia. Bottled water is widely sold as well.
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents; Digital Nomad Visa offers 0% local income tax ⁠A resident, a person with permanent or habitual residence in Croatia, is taxed on…
    • VAT 25% (Standard rate), reduced rates of 13% and 5% apply to specific items ⁠Standard PDV is 25%. The reduced rate is 13% on hotel accommodation and on preparing and…

    fix pass after the batch check. The SIM card prices now rest on the two operator pages, which print them in a browser once the cookie banner is accepted; the coworking entry drops the twelve-desk figure the page does not state and keeps the three phone booths and the eight-seat meeting room; the gym entry now cites the contact page for the address and phone and adds the reception hours; the hostel address and single-room price were re-checked (https://www.bonbon.hr/ponuda/na-bonove/paketi/ https://www.hrvatskitelekom.hr/visiting-croatia https://techpark.hr/coworking/ https://tts-sport.hr/kontakt/)

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