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

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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 17 $1,549 $1,032 $1,627 $730 $95

Utilities 18 1 — $140 $208 $118 —

Internet & Mobile 9 10 11 $12 $51 $81 $50 $0

Groceries 4 5 6 7 16 $175 $382 $754 $318 $12

Transportation 15 17 $58 $76 $196 $47 $12

Dining Out 8 16 $820 $375 $560 $132 $64

Leisure Activities 20 16 $140 $100 $348 $80 $36

Health Insurance 13 $63 $82 $202 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $8 $7 $11 — —

Total $2,825 $2,245 $3,987 $1,475 $221

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 18 16 $898.00 $561 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space 21 $168.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $1,515.00 $1,236 – $2,525 per month

Coliving Space 2 17 $786.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 24 $2.69 per cup

Beer 24 $3.37 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $11.22 per meal

Fast Food Combo 8 $12.35 per meal

Apples 7 16 $2.52 per kg

Bread 4 7 $1.78 per loaf

Milk 5 7 $0.62 per liter

Rice 7 16 $4.74 per kg

Chicken Fillets 6 7 $4.70 per kg

Beef 7 16 $18.15 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 29 16 $11.01 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $78.57 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 7 16 $1.43 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 23 17 $4.14 per trip

Taxi per km 23 17 $1.38 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 15 $42.43 per month

Gasoline 28 $2.02 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 23 $9.67 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $35.92 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 16 $37.04 per month

Gym Membership 16 19 $62.96 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 16 $28.06 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $9.25 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 29 16 $95.41 per pair

Summer Dress 29 16 $61.17 per dress

Running Shoes 29 16 $122.35 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 16 29 $9.68 per visit

Laundry 25 16 $11.22 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 29 16 $10.10 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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 Zagreb, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Hanoi, Vienna, Zurich

Flatio furnished Mali Lošinj €2,250 per 30 days (utilities incl.)Listings
Veli Lošinj 75 m² long-term rent €800/monthListings
Veli Lošinj 75 m² two-bedroom long-term €1,000/monthListings
Konzum bakery bread from €1.59/loaf (300 g line)Official
Konzum K Plus milk €0.53/L (1 L pack €0.55)Official
Konzum Cekin chicken breast €4.19/kgOfficial
Konzum POKUPI pickup Dražica 18B, Mali LošinjOfficial
Papa Bepi restaurant menu (pizzas €11–15, mains €17–24)Secondary
bonbon Jako veliki 20 GB €11/monthOfficial
HT tourist eSIM from €11 (3 days)Official
HT fibre internet €32.98/mo (24-month, incl. VAT)Official
Croatia Octane-95 €1.80/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
MUP digital-nomad stay €46.45; biometric €31.85 + €9.29 adminOfficial
Autotrans Mali Lošinj–Veli Lošinj bus €2.10–€3.00Secondary
Livingcost.org Split basket (Jun 2026) cross-checkIndex
Livingcost.org Rijeka taxi 8 km cross-checkIndex
Njuskalo Ćunski year-round rent €500/month + utilitiesListings
Hotel Bellevue Technogym fitness (Apr–Oct, no public monthly tariff)Official
Čikat Aquapark day ticket €20 (7+)Secondary
Coworker Split hot-desk market from GBP 300/monthSecondary
DZ PGŽ private GP first visit €30Official
Dubrovnik taxi tariff €3.69 + €1.23/km (Jan 2025) — island proxySecondary
Marina Café Mali Lošinj menu — cappuccino €2.40, Ožujsko 0.5 L €3.00Secondary
Q-laundry 9 kg wash €6/loadOfficial
CineStar Zagreb weekend 2D ticket €9.50 (nearest multiplex)Official
Bolt scooters from €0.15/minuteOfficial
HAK fuel medians from mzoe-gor.hr; Eurosuper 95 ~€1.80/L (Oct 2026)Official
Konzum webshop national grocery and clothing shelf pricesOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 1515
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 898
- Apples 2.31 2.52
- Beef 13.84 18.15
- Beer 4.04 3.37
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- Bread 1.73 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 4.7
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 9.25
- Coffee 2.88 2.69
- Coliving Space 691.98 786
- Coworking Space 138.4 168
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 785.67, expat 392.84, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 132, nomad 820, expat 375, family 560, tourist 64
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 12.35
- Gasoline 1.96 2.02
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 439.05, family 866.55, tourist 13.86 local 318, nomad 175, expat 382, family 754, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 46.13 62.96
- Haircut 17.3 9.68
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.88, expat 75.1, family 184.86 local 0, nomad 63, expat 82, family 202, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1328.71, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 109.76 local 730, nomad 1549, expat 1032, family 1627, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 50, nomad 12, expat 51, family 81, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 37.04
- Jeans 69.2 95.41
- Laundry 9.23 11.22
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 404.39, tourist 28.89 local 80, nomad 140, expat 100, family 348, tourist 36
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 11.22
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 78.57
- Milk 1.38 0.62
- Mobile Plan 17.3 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 42.43
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 10.1
- Rice 2.31 4.74
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.23 9.67
- Running Shoes 103.8 122.35
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 12.35
- Scooter Rental 28.83 35.92
- Summer Dress 46.13 61.17
- Taxi Start 3.46 4.14
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 28.06
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 103.99, family 254.19, tourist 17.33 local 47, nomad 58, expat 76, family 196, tourist 12
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 184.86, expat 207.97, family 300.4, tourist 0 local 118, nomad 0, expat 140, family 208, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 92.43, expat 46.22, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 8, expat 7, family 11
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 1.43
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 11.01
Coffee and Beer moved to Marina Café Mali Lošinj menu prices Source

Mali Losinj cost of living