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City guide Porec

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• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €252,000) ⁠At the September 2026 Centar and Luka asking average of €4,019 per m², a 60 m² apartment…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €180,000) ⁠At the September 2026 Baderna and Žbandaj asking average of €3,378 per m², a 60 m²…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €320,000) ⁠At the September 2026 Centar and Luka asking average of €4,019 per m², an 80 m² apartment…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €224,000) ⁠At the September 2026 Baderna and Žbandaj asking average of €3,378 per m², an 80 m²…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Special Digital Nomad Residence Permit grants income tax exemption on work for foreign… ⁠Receipts from work or an activity for an employer not registered in Croatia are not…
• Best Coworking Space Entrepreneurial Center Poreč (Poduzetnička zona) – offers modern desks and networking. ⁠The Istria incubator network lists 19 work units at Žbandaj 34a with a Poreč contact. The…
• 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…

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City guide Osijek

• Libraries & Study Spots City and University Library Osijek (GISKO) - Europska avenija 24. ⁠Gradska i sveučilišna knjižnica Osijek (GISKO), Europska avenija 24. The adult lending…
• Local Brewery Osječko Pivo (Oldest brewery in Croatia); Craft options at Gajba (Sunčana 3). ⁠Osijek has the oldest brewery in Croatia, founded in 1687, and it also makes non-alcoholic…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Osijek Main Railway Station (Trg Lavoslava Ružičke). ⁠Osijek railway station, Trg Lavoslava Ružičke 2, is the main station in the centre. The…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Kopački Rit Nature Park (15 mins away) - One of Europe's largest wetlands. ⁠Kopački Rit Nature Park is about 15 km north of Osijek, where the Drava meets the Danube…
• Population 96,848 (estimated 2024) ⁠The 2021 census counted 96,313 people in the City of Osijek.
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets (standard European) ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Europlug and Schuko (types C and F).
• Property Tax None on primary residence; local tax (Komunalna naknada) is very low. ⁠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 Butra Card (Electronic pass) - Monthly pass approx. €35. ⁠GPP trams and buses and HZ trains share a joint monthly ticket. A zone 1 worker monthly is…
• Regional Travel Arriva Bus Lines (Daily connections to Vukovar, Đakovo, and Pécs, Hungary). ⁠Panturist is the main bus operator from the station next to the railway station, with…
• SIM Card Main providers: Hrvatski Telekom, A1, Telemach. Pre-paid 'Tourist' SIMs (unlimited data… ⁠Hrvatski Telekom, A1 and Telemach are the networks. bonbon, the HT prepaid brand, is the…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €88,000) ⁠No centre-versus-outside or bedroom split is published. The ministry average flat price…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,600 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €64,000) ⁠Same city-wide ministry average, €1,604 per square metre for 2026. A 40 square metre…
• Tap Water Drinkable and high quality throughout the city. ⁠Tap water is safe to drink across Croatia. Bottled water is widely sold as well.
• Tax System Residence-based: Residents taxed on worldwide income; non-residents on Croatian-sourced… ⁠A resident, a person with permanent or habitual residence in Croatia, is taxed on…
• Top International Airline Ryanair (Direct flights to London, Munich from Osijek Airport - OSI). ⁠Croatia Airlines flies Osijek to Munich on Monday and Friday on the winter timetable from…
• Top Regional Airline Croatia Airlines (Connecting to Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik). ⁠On the winter timetable from 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027, Trade Air flies Osijek to…
• VAT 25% standard rate; reduced rates of 5% and 13% for specific goods. ⁠Standard PDV is 25%. The reduced rate is 13% on hotel accommodation and on preparing and…
• Wine Bars Vinoteka Vinita (Ul. J.J. Strossmayera 21) - Great selection of Slavonian wines. ⁠Vinoteka Vinita is on Strossmayer Street. A house number was not on the page opened.

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