Cost of Living in Bol, 🇭🇷 Croatia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 20 $1,291 $954 $1,684 $673 $101

Utilities 20 1 — $175 $210 $139 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $12 $49 $74 $49 $4

Groceries 11 12 13 20 $107 $368 $960 $320 $8

Transportation 4 5 18 19 $172 $168 $314 $158 $14

Dining Out 7 6 21 $899 $350 $465 $130 $61

Leisure Activities 29 22 26 20 $91 $86 $388 $59 $18

Health Insurance 16 $63 $84 $202 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 17 $8 $8 $16 — —

Total $2,643 $2,242 $4,313 $1,528 $208

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $8.87 per ticket

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $673.00 $505 – $1,010 per month

Coworking Space 23 $212.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 20 $1,291.00 $1,010 – $1,685 per month

Coliving Space 1 3 20 $898.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 6 $2.92 per cup

Beer 6 $5.16 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 7 $16.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $10.22 per meal

Apples 28 20 $1.67 per kg

Bread 11 20 $1.78 per loaf

Milk 12 20 $1.15 per liter

Rice 20 $4.42 per kg

Chicken Fillets 13 20 $7.28 per kg

Beef 20 $16.17 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 20 $9.93 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 7 6 $74.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 14 $1.11 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 18 $3.73 per trip

Taxi per km 18 $2.09 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $141.00 per month

Gasoline 19 $1.95 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 $12.07 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 20 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 29 $50.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 26 $13.47 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $12.35 one-time

Clothing

Jeans 20 $88.40 per pair

Summer Dress 20 $48.62 per dress

Running Shoes 20 $114.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 20 $9.67 per visit

Laundry 25 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $10.10 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Zadar, Dubrovnik, Mali Losinj, Hanoi, Vienna

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1427.55 1291
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 598.45 673
- Apples 1.88 1.67
- Beef 13.67 16.17
- Beer 3.99 5.16
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- Bread 1.54 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 9.69 7.28
- Cinema Ticket 9.12 8.87
- Coffee 2.57 2.92
- Coliving Space 798.86 898
- Coworking Space 165.96 212
- Dining Out local 91.42, nomad 852.3, expat 284.81, family 285.51, tourist 59.85 local 130, nomad 899, expat 350, family 465, tourist 61
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.11 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.69 10.22
- Gasoline 1.83 1.95
- Groceries local 302.11, nomad 102.67, expat 398.73, family 797.45, tourist 5.63 local 320, nomad 107, expat 368, family 960, tourist 8.42
- Gym Membership 45.57 50.51
- Haircut 17.13 9.67
- Health Insurance local 22.79, nomad 73.98, expat 96.62, family 216.31, tourist 5.63 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 84, family 202, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 495.35, nomad 1199.7, expat 768.62, family 1110.39, tourist 119.69 local 673, nomad 1291, expat 954, family 1684, tourist 101
- Internet & Mobile local 36.99, nomad 62.73, expat 51.27, family 65.54, tourist 2.82 local 49.37, nomad 12.35, family 74, tourist 4.11
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.88 37.02
- Jeans 68.36 88.4
- Laundry 7.41 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 39.94, nomad 170.89, expat 74.26, family 153.59, tourist 34.18 local 59, nomad 91, expat 86, family 388, tourist 18
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.55 16.84
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 71.24 74
- Milk 1.37 1.15
- Mobile Plan 17.09 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.25 141
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.56 10.1
- Rice 1.65 4.42
- Ride-hailing (5km) 7.7 12.07
- Running Shoes 96.91 114
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 18.78 12.35
- Scooter Rental 34.11 33.67
- Summer Dress 48.46 48.62
- Taxi Start 4.57 3.73
- Taxi per km 1.54 2.09
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 21.66 13.47
- Transportation local 34.32, nomad 85.09, expat 118.99, family 255.97, tourist 19.9 local 158, nomad 172, expat 168, family 314, tourist 14
- Utilities local 105.41, nomad 28.13, expat 119.69, family 165.12, tourist 0 local 139, nomad 0, expat 175, family 210, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 11.54, expat 48.32, family 85.09 local 0, nomad 8, expat 8, family 16
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.54 1.11
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.52 9.93
Housing (local and family), Utilities, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities and Visa & Legal Fees (expat and family) rebuilt from per-profile formulas whose inputs are cited (mup.gov.hr, gyms4you.com).

Bol cost of living