Cost of Living in Brac, 🇭🇷 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 4 $673 $620 $1,212 $539 $95

Utilities 2 3 31 — $137 $175 $114 —

Internet & Mobile 18 19 20 $12 $49 $74 $49 $0

Groceries 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 31 $175 $382 $762 $318 $12

Transportation 5 6 25 $114 $73 $112 $110 $13

Dining Out 7 8 $842 $377 $545 $132 $68

Leisure Activities 28 34 35 $140 $74 $347 $74 $36

Health Insurance 23 38 $63 $80 $239 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 $7 $7 $15 — —

Total $2,026 $1,799 $3,481 $1,336 $226

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $539.00 $539 – $898 per month

Coworking Space 26 27 $212.14 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 4 $673.41 $633 – $1,772 per month

Coliving Space 3 4 $673.41 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 7 $2.69 per cup

Beer 7 $3.37 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 37 $9.65 per meal

Apples 13 31 $1.90 per kg

Bread 9 $2.01 per loaf

Milk 10 $0.73 per liter

Rice 12 31 $2.91 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 31 $7.28 per kg

Beef 31 $12.40 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 14 31 $6.39 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $70.72 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $1.11 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 25 $4.14 per trip

Taxi per km 25 $1.38 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $110.00 per month

Gasoline 21 22 $2.02 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 25 $9.66 per trip

Scooter Rental 36 $35.92 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 18 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 20 $37.00 per month

Gym Membership 28 29 31 $47.15 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 35 $16.84 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 19 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 34 $9.99 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 31 32 $93.00 per pair

Summer Dress 31 $61.38 per dress

Running Shoes 31 32 $121.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 31 $8.68 per visit

Laundry 33 $1.12 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 30 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 31 $8.53 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 Mali Losinj, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Hanoi, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1488.03 673.41
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 684.24 539
- Apples 1.89 1.9
- Beef 14.83 12.4
- Beer 3.43 3.37
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- Bread 1.54 2.01
- Chicken Fillets 9.97 7.28
- Cinema Ticket 9.69 9.99
- Coffee 2.46 2.69
- Coliving Space 800.27 673.41
- Coworking Space 136.71 212.14
- Dining Out local 79.89, nomad 817.7, expat 199.72, family 330.24, tourist 54.29 local 131.57, nomad 841.72, expat 376.69, family 545.47, tourist 67.69
- Doctor Visit (GP) 42.76 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.41 9.65
- Gasoline 1.71 2.02
- Groceries local 228.55, nomad 102.39, expat 325.17, family 638.81, tourist 5.63 local 317.68, nomad 175.1, expat 381.68, family 762.35, tourist 11.97
- Gym Membership 48.46 47.15
- Haircut 17.13 8.68
- Health Insurance local 34.32, nomad 68.36, expat 96.62, family 227.85, tourist 8.58 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 79.56, family 238.68, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 398.73, nomad 1084.37, expat 741.2, family 1054.13, tourist 94.16 local 539, nomad 673.41, expat 619.6, family 1212.26, tourist 95.41
- Internet & Mobile local 42.69, nomad 56.97, expat 51.27, family 65.47, tourist 5.7 local 49.31, nomad 12.35, family 74.06, tourist 0.42
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 37.06 37
- Jeans 76.86 93
- Laundry 9.12 1.12
- Leisure Activities local 34.18, nomad 125.46, expat 91.14, family 159.78, tourist 31.37 local 73.97, nomad 140.02, family 347.46, tourist 35.81
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.99 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 62.73 70.72
- Milk 1.37 0.73
- Mobile Plan 19.98 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.25 110
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.56 8.53
- Rice 1.72 2.91
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.14 9.66
- Running Shoes 96.84 121
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 15.4 12.35
- Scooter Rental 34.25 35.92
- Summer Dress 42.76 61.38
- Taxi Start 3.99 4.14
- Taxi per km 2.06 1.38
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.82 16.84
- Transportation local 34.18, nomad 51.2, expat 62.59, family 171.31, tourist 17.16 local 110, nomad 113.62, expat 72.52, family 112.25, tourist 12.69
- Utilities local 108.58, nomad 0, expat 119.97, family 154.29, tourist 0 local 114, nomad 0, expat 136.8, family 175, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.18, expat 143.46, family 246.84 local 0, nomad 7.32, expat 7.32, family 14.65
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.09 1.11
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.39 6.39
Fix pass — Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Bread, Internet (60 Mbps+), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Internet & Mobile (all profiles), Groceries (all profiles), Transportation (all profiles), Dining Out (all profiles), Leisure Activities (all profiles), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Ride-hailing (5km), Haircut and Pharmacy (basic meds) moved to the Konoba Dol menu on Brač, the McDonald's Šibenik menu, Konzum category pages, the CineStar price list and Livingcost Hvar, and dead or bot-walled sources were replaced (konobadol.com, mcdonalds-ibenik.grubbio.com, cinestarcinemas.hr).

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