Cost of Living in Novalja, 🇭🇷 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 4 $1,122 $617 $1,684 $561 $115

Utilities 27 28 — $107 $168 $72 —

Internet & Mobile 11 9 10 $12 $49 $62 $49 $4

Groceries 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 $112 $267 $600 $200 $8

Transportation 8 21 22 $135 $92 $190 $81 $18

Dining Out 5 7 $842 $224 $519 $144 $66

Leisure Activities 29 30 $152 $95 $400 $67 $25

Health Insurance 24 $63 $85 $220 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 25 $8 $8 $16 — —

Total $2,446 $1,544 $3,859 $1,174 $238

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $561.23 per month

Coworking Space 23 $202.04 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $1,122.46 per month

Coliving Space 35 $419.24 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $2.69 per cup

Beer 5 $5.16 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 6 $15.71 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $9.88 per meal

Apples 13 $1.90 per kg

Bread 12 $2.01 per loaf

Milk 14 $1.14 per liter

Rice 15 $2.79 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $7.28 per kg

Beef 17 $12.93 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 $6.39 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 7 $52.19 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $1.07 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 22 $5.61 per trip

Taxi per km 22 $1.12 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 $80.82 per month

Gasoline 21 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 22 $6.73 per trip

Scooter Rental 32 $117.86 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 29 $50.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 33 $22.45 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 30 $8.87 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $92.00 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes $119.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 34 $11.22 per visit

Laundry 31 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $10.10 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, Hvar, Dubrovnik, Hanoi, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1153.31 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 561.23
- Apples 2.31 1.9
- Beef 11.53 12.93
- Beer 4.04 5.16
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- Bread 1.73 2.01
- Chicken Fillets 6.92 7.28
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 8.87
- Coffee 2.88 2.69
- Coliving Space 807.31 419.24
- Coworking Space 138.4 202.04
- Dining Out local 115.33, nomad 691.98, expat 288.33, family 345.99, tourist 57.67 local 143.67, nomad 841.85, expat 224.49, family 518.58, tourist 66.23
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 9.88
- Gasoline 1.85 1.9
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 200.03, nomad 112.25, expat 267.38, family 600.1, tourist 7.86
- Gym Membership 46.13 50.51
- Haircut 13.84 11.22
- Health Insurance local 57.67, nomad 80.73, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 11.53 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 85, family 220, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 461.32, nomad 1383.97, expat 807.31, family 1153.31, tourist 103.8 local 561.23, nomad 1122.46, expat 617.35, family 1683.69, tourist 114.94
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 69.2, expat 57.67, family 80.73, tourist 5.77 local 49.37, nomad 12.35, family 61.71, tourist 4.12
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 37.02
- Jeans 69.2 92
- Laundry 8.07 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 230.66, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 34.6 local 67.35, nomad 151.53, expat 95.41, family 400.04, tourist 24.69
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 15.71
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 52.19
- Milk 1.38 1.14
- Mobile Plan 23.07 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 80.82
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 10.1
- Rice 2.31 2.79
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.92 6.73
- Running Shoes 103.8 119
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 12.35
- Scooter Rental 34.6 117.86
- Summer Dress 46.13 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.04 5.61
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.12
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 23.07 22.45
- Transportation local 69.2, nomad 92.26, expat 80.73, family 173, tourist 17.3 local 80.82, nomad 134.7, expat 92.04, family 189.7, tourist 17.96
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 149.93, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 71.6, nomad 0, expat 107.06, family 168.03, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.6, expat 57.67, family 92.26 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 16.39
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.73 1.07
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 6.39
fix pass — Coffee, Coworking Space, Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Meal (Inexpensive), Ride-hailing (5km), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Mobile Plan, Haircut and Doctor Visit (GP) kept their prices with corrected notes and sources; Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes and Pharmacy (basic meds) left uncited at light depth (see Not verified) (gardenia-novalja.com, coinzadar.hr)

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