Cost of Living in Nin, 🇭🇷 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 $1,010 $617 $1,347 $539 $95

Utilities — $146 $177 $115 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 6 $15 $52 $66 $52 $29

Groceries 7 8 $100 $286 $646 $248 $5

Transportation 2 10 9 $72 $51 $241 $45 $17

Dining Out 1 16 17 $775 $196 $546 $118 $48

Leisure Activities 11 12 19 $93 $70 $271 $61 $21

Health Insurance 15 $68 $85 $220 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 14 $8 $8 $33 — —

Total $2,141 $1,511 $3,547 $1,178 $215

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $539.00 $449 – $786 per month

Coworking Space 3 $202.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $954.00 $786 – $1,122 per month

Coliving Space $786.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 $3.03 per cup

Beer 17 $6.12 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $14.03 per meal

Fast Food Combo 16 $8.76 per meal

Apples $2.02 per kg

Bread 7 $1.78 per loaf

Milk $1.00 per liter

Rice 8 $2.57 per kg

Chicken Fillets $7.30 per kg

Beef $13.47 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $7.86 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $61.74 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $1.11 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $5.61 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.12 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $44.70 per month

Gasoline 9 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $6.73 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $14.59 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 11 $50.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $9.99 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 20 $92.04 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes $122.35 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 20 $8.08 per visit

Laundry 18 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $10.50 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, Zagreb, Hanoi

Restaurant Condura Croatica Nin grill and pasta €12.50–28.50Official
Liburnija Zadar worker monthly pass €39.82; single €1.59Official
COIN Zadar MAXI PLUS desk €180/month (nearest coworking)Official
bonbon prepaid 25 GB €13/monthOfficial
HT optical internet €32.98/mo incl. VATOfficial
HT tourist eSIM from €11Official
Konzum bakery bread from €1.59/loafOfficial
Konzum national capped-price staples: rice €2.29/kg, milk €1.03/L, apples €2.19/2 kgOfficial
HAK national fuel table: standard Eurosuper 95 median €1.69/LOfficial
Taxi Wizi Zadar €5 start incl. 4 km, €1/km afterOfficial
Gyms4you regular membership €45 (Zadar, 17 km)Official
CineStar Zadar 2D tickets €7.90–9.50Official
Primorje-Gorski Kotar health centre: first GP consultation €30Official
MUP digital-nomad stay €46.45 + permit feesOfficial
SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
McDonald’s Croatia Big Mac large McMenu €7.80Official
Porat Zadar cjenik — espresso €2.10; cappuccino €2.70; draft Pan 0.5 L €4.80Official
Q-laundry Zagreb: wash €6 per 9 kg, drying extraOfficial
Zagi Zagreb indoor tennis: October–March weekend €20/hourOfficial
Livingcost.org Zadar clothing and pharmacy bandsIndex

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1383.97 954
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 539
- Apples 2.31 2.02
- Beef 13.84 13.47
- Beer 3.46 6.12
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- Bread 1.38 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 10.38 7.3
- Cinema Ticket 8.07 9.99
- Coffee 2.08 3.03
- Coliving Space 691.98 786
- Coworking Space 115.33 202
- Dining Out local 103.8, nomad 968.78, expat 403.66, family 461.32, tourist 51.9 local 118.31, nomad 774.5, expat 196.43, family 545.96, tourist 48.15
- Doctor Visit (GP) 40.37 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 8.76
- Gasoline 1.61 1.9
- Groceries local 253.73, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 749.65, tourist 11.53 local 248.33, nomad 99.75, expat 285.58, family 645.67, tourist 5.18
- Gym Membership 34.6 50.51
- Haircut 13.84 8.08
- Health Insurance local 46.13, nomad 80.73, expat 138.4, family 288.33, tourist 11.53 local 0, nomad 68.18, expat 85, family 220
- Housing local 518.99, nomad 1614.63, expat 807.31, family 1095.64, tourist 126.86 local 539, nomad 1010, expat 617, family 1347, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 51.9, nomad 69.2, expat 63.43, family 80.73, tourist 5.77 local 51.61, nomad 14.59, family 66.2, tourist 28.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 37.02
- Jeans 69.2 92.04
- Laundry 5.77 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 46.13, nomad 207.59, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 34.6 local 60.5, nomad 92.94, expat 70.49, family 270.74, tourist 21.21
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 14.03
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 61.74
- Milk 1.27 1
- Mobile Plan 17.3 14.59
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.6 44.7
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 10.5
- Rice 2.08 2.57
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.92 6.73
- Running Shoes 92.26 122.35
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 12.35
- Scooter Rental 28.83 not set
- Summer Dress 46.13 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.04 5.61
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.12
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 22.45
- Transportation local 34.6, nomad 57.67, expat 69.2, family 207.59, tourist 17.3 local 44.7, nomad 71.64, expat 51.43, family 241.15, tourist 17.04
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 115, nomad 0, expat 146, family 177, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.07, expat 17.3, family 34.6 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 32.77
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.04 1.11
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 7.86
Fix pass corrected units, total arithmetic, source links and borrowed-price locations 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). Unsupported light-depth figures are explicitly unverified; Scooter Rental lost its unsupported monthly price (restaurant-condura-croatica.order.app.hd.digital, konzum.hr, q-laundry.hr).

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