Cost of Living in Makarska, 🇭🇷 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 29 $1,173 $902 $1,569 $730 $94

Utilities 27 — $108 $156 $79 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $12 $49 $62 $49 $4

Groceries 11 12 13 14 15 16 $112 $358 $809 $280 $8

Transportation 17 18 19 $70 $56 $274 $43 $19

Dining Out 4 5 6 $920 $224 $394 $131 $55

Leisure Activities 7 20 21 $72 $79 $267 $65 $17

Health Insurance 24 26 28 $63 $84 $269 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 25 $8 $16 $33 — —

Total $2,430 $1,876 $3,833 $1,377 $197

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Milk 12 $0.73 per liter

Rice 14 $2.23 per kg

Apples 15 $1.90 per kg

Bread 11 $2.01 per loaf

Coffee 4 $3.29 per cup

Beer 4 $4.88 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 $15.60 per meal

Fast Food Combo 6 $11.23 per meal

Chicken Fillets 13 $10.08 per kg

Beef 13 $13.69 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 16 $6.38 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 $62.64 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.98 per bottle

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $730.00 $561 – $785 per month

Coworking Space 23 $303.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,173.00 per month

Coliving Space 2 $1,010.00 per month

Transportation

Taxi Start 18 $3.73 per trip

Taxi per km 18 $2.09 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 19 32 $42.09 per month

Gasoline 17 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 $14.16 per trip

Scooter Rental 31 $101.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 7 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $13.47 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $6.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 30 $88.40 per pair

Summer Dress 30 $49.00 per dress

Running Shoes 30 $114.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 30 $9.67 per visit

Laundry 22 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 30 $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 Zadar, Dubrovnik, Omis, Hanoi, Vienna

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1198.3 1173
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 569.61 730
- Apples 2.28 1.9
- Beef 14.24 13.69
- Beer 3.7 4.88
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- Bread 1.88 2.01
- Chicken Fillets 9.1 10.08
- Cinema Ticket 9.12 6.73
- Coffee 2.73 3.29
- Coliving Space 769.32 1010
- Coworking Space 187.76 303
- Dining Out local 108.3, nomad 1023.89, expat 216.31, family 284.1, tourist 56.89 local 131, nomad 920, expat 224, family 394, tourist 55
- Doctor Visit (GP) 45.57 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.4 11.23
- Gasoline 1.94 1.9
- Groceries local 256.68, nomad 125.46, expat 359.35, family 940.91, tourist 2.89 local 280, nomad 112, expat 358, family 809, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 42.69 44.9
- Haircut 18.78 9.67
- Health Insurance local 31.51, nomad 68.36, expat 79.75, family 205.34, tourist 4.01 local 0, nomad 63, expat 84, family 269
- Housing local 513.35, nomad 1195.48, expat 741.2, family 1026.71, tourist 117.02 local 730, nomad 1173, expat 902, family 1569, tourist 94
- Internet & Mobile local 48.46, nomad 302.11, expat 65.54, family 111.39, tourist 0 local 49, nomad 12, family 62, tourist 4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.18 37.02
- Jeans 71.17 88.4
- Laundry 7.98 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 34.18, nomad 199.72, expat 102.67, family 931.05, tourist 28.48 local 65, nomad 72, expat 79, family 267, tourist 17
- Meal (Inexpensive) 12.52 15.6
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 59.78 62.64
- Milk 1.37 0.73
- Mobile Plan 19.98 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 38.82 42.09
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.12 8.07
- Rice 2.34 2.23
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.66 14.16
- Running Shoes 99.65 114
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 19.9 12.35
- Scooter Rental 31.29 101
- Summer Dress 42.76 49
- Taxi Start 3.14 3.73
- Taxi per km 1.54 2.09
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.13 13.47
- Transportation local 34.32, nomad 62.73, expat 39.81, family 285.51, tourist 19.98 local 43, nomad 70, expat 56, family 274, tourist 19
- Utilities local 114.21, nomad 17.3, expat 136.71, family 239.38, tourist 0 local 79, nomad 0, expat 108, family 156, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 11.54, expat 48.67, family 74.26, tourist 0.57 local 0, nomad 8, expat 16, family 33
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.42 0.98
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.52 6.38
Taxi Start and Taxi per km moved to the Split taxi tariff, Tennis Court (Weekend) re-keyed to the Zagreb daytime court price, Groceries tourist and Transportation local rebuilt to match their formulas, and Coliving Space re-priced as a room share of the Flatio furnished monthly price (qa.taxi-calculator.com, zagi-sport.hr, flatio.com)

Makarska cost of living