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  1. City guide Puerto de Mogan

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €6,000 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €300,000 in ‘Little Venice’). ⁠The October 2026 Fotocasa index does not split prices by bedroom count. At the Playa de…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 50 m² in Lomo Quiebre = €175,000). ⁠At the Mogán pueblo figure of 2,402 euros per square metre, all home sizes together, a 50…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,500 per m² (e.g., 75 m² = €412,500). ⁠The October 2026 Fotocasa index does not split prices by bedroom count. At 4,633 euros per…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 75 m² = €240,000). ⁠At the Mogán pueblo figure of 2,402 euros per square metre, a 75 square metre example is…
    • Accommodation Apartamentos Puerto de Mogán or Airbnb (Avg. €1,200 - €2,200/month for 1-bed). ⁠ThinkSpain listings for Mogán on 26 October 2026 include seasonal one-bedroom apartments…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Spain Digital Nomad Visa offers a 15% - 24% flat tax rate for newcomers for up to 6 years. ⁠Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. Work needs a permit. Qualifying…
    • Best Beach Nearby Playa de Mogán (directly in town) or Playa de Amadores (15 min drive). ⁠The island guide names Playa de Mogán and Playa de Amadores among the beaches in the Mogán…
    • Best Hospital Centro de Salud de Mogán (Local clinic) or Hospital Universitario Insular (Las Palmas) for… ⁠Consultorio Local de Playa de Mogán, in the La Mina part of town, with morning and…
    • Best Local Dish to Try Papas Arrugadas con Mojo (Wrinkled potatoes with spicy sauce) - Try at Restaurante… ⁠Papas arrugadas con mojo, wrinkled potatoes with a pepper sauce, is the Canarian plate the…

    fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Tax System, Highest Income Tax Bracket and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the Spain prep and comparison cities; added the residence citation and marked Libraries & Study Spots and the Main Train/Transit Hub address as not verified where the cited pages could not be read. Updated the research date and attribution (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/residence, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/ayuda/manuales-videos-folletos/manuales-practicos/manual-tributacion-no-residentes/regimenes-opcionales/regimen-especial-impatriados.html).

  2. City guide Puerto de la Cruz

    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,400/m² (e.g., 60 m² = €144,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 2,898 euros per square metre in San Antonio-Las Arenas, the…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200/m² (e.g., 80 m² = €256,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 3,795 euros per square metre in Zona Martianez, for all…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200/m² (e.g., 80 m² = €176,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 2,898 euros per square metre in San Antonio-Las Arenas, the…
    • Annual Events Carnaval de Puerto de la Cruz (February/March) - world famous. ⁠The Carnaval Internacional de Puerto de la Cruz includes the queen gala and the apotheosis…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Spanish Digital Nomad Visa grants Beckhams Law eligibility (24% flat tax up to €600k). ⁠Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. Work needs a permit. Qualifying…
    • Best Beach Nearby Playa Jardin (volcanic black sand, designed by Cesar Manrique). ⁠Playa Jardin, west of the harbour, is a coarse black-sand beach with lifeguards, showers…
    • Best Coworking Space Coworking in the Sun (Calle de Valois, 18). Monthly pass approx. €150. ⁠Coworking in the Sun is in Centro Comercial La Cupula, local 69, Avenida Marques…
    • Best Hospital Hospital Universitario Hospiten Bellevue (Calle Siete de Julio). ⁠Hospital Universitario Hospiten Bellevue is at Calle Alemania 6. The hospital lists 922 38…
    • Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and contactless payments (Apple/Google Pay) accepted in 95% of establishments. ⁠Cards are widely accepted. Some shops ask to see photo identification before taking a…
    • Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Playa de las Americas (nearby) or Casino Puerto de la Cruz (Lago Martianez). ⁠Casino Puerto de la Cruz, still mapped as Casino Taoro, is at Avenida Cristobal Colon 1 in…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish CFC rules apply to international tax planning. ⁠Yes. Spanish rules can tax a foreign company when Spanish residents hold over 50 percent…
    • 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% depending on amount; exemptions apply under ZEC. ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19 percent on the first 6,000 euros, 21 percent to 50,000…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (National + Regional combined). ⁠In 2026 the state income-tax scale tops at 24.5 percent and the Canary Islands scale tops…
    • Language Classes FU International Academy (Calle de Valois); Spanish courses for foreigners. ⁠FU International Academy, an Instituto Cervantes accredited school, is in Centro Comercial…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Estación de Guaguas (Bus Station) on Calle del Pozo. ⁠Tenerife has no train. The TITSA bus station is on Paseo Hermanos Fernandez Perdigon, by…
    • Museums & Art Venues MACEW (Museum of Contemporary Art Eduardo Westerdahl). ⁠MACEW, the Eduardo Westerdahl Museum of Contemporary Art, is on the first floor of the…
    • National Parks Nearby Teide National Park (approx. 45 mins by car or Bus 348). ⁠Teide National Park. TITSA line 348 runs from Puerto de la Cruz to El Portillo and Las…
    • Population 30,500 ⁠31,137 inhabitants in 2025, the official municipal register figure for Puerto de la Cruz.
    • Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) - approx. 0.4% to 1.1% of rateable value. ⁠IBI is an annual local tax on owning real estate, and the town sets the rate. A current…
    • Property Transaction Tax 6.5% ITP (Transfer Tax) for second-hand properties in Canaries. ⁠In the Canary Islands the general transfer tax on real estate is 6.5 percent in 2026. A…
    • Public Transport Passes Ten+ Card (rechargeable). €1.45 per trip, or monthly unlimited for €30 (residents). ⁠The ten+ card works on the tram and on TITSA buses. A visitor day pass is 10 euros for 24…
    • SIM Card Orange, Movistar, Vodafone. Prepaid 'Mundo' 50GB for €15/month. ⁠Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required, and…
    • Short Term Rentals Airbnb and Booking.com; expect €1,200 - €1,800/month for central apartments. ⁠Airbnb and Booking.com. On Pisos.com in October 2026, one-bedroom and studio asks in…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,800/m² (e.g., 40 m² = €152,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 3,795 euros per square metre in Zona Martianez, for all…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,600/m² (e.g., 40 m² = €104,000) ⁠In October 2026 Fotocasa asked 2,898 euros per square metre in San Antonio-Las Arenas, the…
    • Tap Water Safe to drink but high mineral content; most locals prefer bottled or filtered water… ⁠Safe to drink. The Spain travel guide says tap water is of drinkable quality, and that…
    • Tax System Spanish tax residency applies after 183 days; worldwide income basis. ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
    • Top International Airline Ryanair, EasyJet, and Iberia via Tenerife North Airport (TFN). ⁠Ryanair, easyJet and Iberia. Most international flights use Tenerife South (Reina Sofia…
    • Top Regional Airline Binter Canarias (inter-island flights starting at €20 for residents). ⁠Binter Canarias is the Canary Islands airline, with hubs at Gran Canaria Airport and…

    fix pass after the batch review, re-opening the coworking, hospital, casino, transit, guide, encyclopedia and price pages. Best Coworking Space now carries the operator's published day, week and month prices; Short Term Rentals was re-priced to the October asks seen on the listings page; Casino & Gaming Halls gained the tourism-board page showing the casino address and opening hours; Language Classes gained the school's own contact page showing its street address; the record date and model were set to this pass.

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