Cost of Living in Cres, 🇭🇷 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 $1,684 $779 $1,558 $584 $56

Utilities 15 2 — $139 $210 $139 —

Internet & Mobile 7 9 2 $12 $49 $62 $49 $8

Groceries 4 5 6 22 15 $117 $280 $606 $233 $4

Transportation 13 14 $98 $79 $197 $61 $6

Dining Out 3 18 21 $1,024 $367 $435 $114 $61

Leisure Activities 15 20 18 3 $132 $111 $229 $98 $19

Health Insurance 11 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 12 $8 $8 $33 — —

Total $3,142 $1,812 $3,330 $1,278 $154

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $649.00 $505 – $786 per month

Coworking Space $168.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,683.69 per month

Coliving Space $786.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 18 $2.69 per cup

Beer 18 $3.83 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $8.76 per meal

Apples 6 $1.34 per kg

Bread 4 $1.78 per loaf

Milk 5 $0.73 per liter

Rice 15 $4.02 per kg

Chicken Fillets 22 $6.72 per kg

Beef 15 $15.40 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $9.34 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $78.57 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $1.28 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $4.14 per trip

Taxi per km $1.38 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $54.00 per month

Gasoline 10 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 16 $11.05 per trip

Scooter Rental $35.92 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership $62.96 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $28.06 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $10.66 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 15 $88.40 per pair

Summer Dress $61.17 per dress

Running Shoes 15 $114.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 $9.67 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 15 $8.07 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, Zagreb, Hanoi, Zurich

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Konzum bakery bread from €1.59/loafOfficial
Konzum national webshop: K Plus milk 1 L €0.65Official
Konzum national webshop: Braeburn apples €1.19/kgOfficial
bonbon Jako veliki 20 GB €11/monthOfficial
HT tourist eSIM from €11 (3 days)Official
HT national optical internet tariff: €32.98/month with 24-month contractOfficial
HAK national fuel table: standard Eurosuper 95 median €1.69/L, 28 October 2026Official
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
MUP digital-nomad stay feesOfficial
Lyko Cres–Beli reseller: Autotrans single ticket €5.40Index
Arriva Rijeka–Cres intercity €16.80Official
Livingcost Split cross-check; displayed prices are USD, kilograms and litresIndex
Dubrovnik taxi calculator: €3.69 base plus €1.23 per kilometre; unverified Cres proxyIndex
DZ PGŽ private GP first visit €30Official
Mali Raj Zagreb menu: cappuccino €2.40 and Ožujsko 0.5 L €3; mainland proxySecondary
Q-laundry 9 kg wash €6/loadOfficial
CineStar multiplex weekend 2D €9.50Official
McDonald’s Croatia Big Mac large McMenu €7.80Official
Konzum national webshop: K Plus chicken breast fillet €5.99/kgOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 1683.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 649
- Apples 2.31 1.34
- Beef 13.84 15.4
- Beer 3.46 3.83
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- Bread 1.73 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 8.65 6.72
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 10.66
- Coffee 2.88 2.69
- Coliving Space 634.32 786
- Coworking Space 207.59 168
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 173, family 230.66, tourist 51.9 local 113.82, nomad 1023.68, expat 367.27, family 434.62, tourist 60.61
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 8.76
- Gasoline 2.02 1.9
- Groceries local 138.4, nomad 57.67, expat 288.33, family 576.65, tourist 5.77 local 233.27, nomad 116.63, expat 279.92, family 606.49, tourist 3.91
- Gym Membership 46.13 62.96
- Haircut 17.3 9.67
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 80.73, family 207.59, tourist 5.77 nomad 67.2, tourist 0
- Housing local 403.66, nomad 1614.63, expat 634.32, family 922.64, tourist 126.86 local 584.41, nomad 1683.69, expat 779.21, family 1558.42, tourist 56.12
- Internet & Mobile local 34.6, nomad 288.33, expat 46.13, family 69.2, tourist 2.31 local 49.37, nomad 12.35, family 61.71, tourist 7.85
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 37.02
- Jeans 69.2 88.4
- Laundry 9.23 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 11.53, nomad 92.26, expat 46.13, family 92.26, tourist 28.83 local 97.7, nomad 132.49, expat 111.17, family 229.07, tourist 18.52
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 78.57
- Milk 1.5 0.73
- Mobile Plan 23.07 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 54
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 8.07
- Rice 2.08 4.02
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 11.05
- Running Shoes 92.26 114
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 12.35
- Scooter Rental 28.83 35.92
- Summer Dress 40.37 61.17
- Taxi Start 4.61 4.14
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.38
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 28.06
- Transportation local 34.6, nomad 92.26, expat 115.33, family 207.59, tourist 23.07 local 60.61, nomad 98.33, expat 79.47, family 196.66, tourist 6.06
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 138.4, tourist 0 local 139, nomad 0, family 210, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 11.53, family 23.07 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 32.77
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.38 1.28
- Wine (Mid-range) 16.15 9.34
Fix pass corrected units, currency handling, borrowed-price descriptions, citations and reproducible profile budgets for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Removed unavailable or unrelated citations and marked unsupported light-depth prices unverified (q-laundry.hr, livingcost.org, flatio.com, mup.gov.hr).

Cres cost of living