Cost of Living in Porec, 🇭🇷 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 $1,347 $898 $1,910 $786 $107

Utilities — $176 $239 $135 —

Internet & Mobile 10 11 12 $12 $49 $66 $49 $4

Groceries $129 $391 $884 $337 $10

Transportation 13 14 16 $64 $91 $212 $28 $25

Dining Out 6 8 $1,131 $190 $354 $166 $52

Leisure Activities $208 $129 $1,515 $95 $25

Health Insurance 19 $67 $85 $220 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 21 $8 $8 $33 — —

Total $2,966 $2,017 $5,433 $1,596 $225

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,122.46 $898 – $1,347 per month

Coworking Space 5 $267.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 4 $1,346.95 $1,122 – $1,459 per month

Coliving Space $1,010.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 6 7 $2.69 per cup

Beer 6 $4.72 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 6 $11.79 per meal

Fast Food Combo 8 $8.76 per meal

Apples $1.90 per kg

Bread 9 $1.78 per loaf

Milk $1.07 per liter

Rice $2.23 per kg

Chicken Fillets $7.63 per kg

Beef $15.15 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.42 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6 $72.96 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $1.22 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $2.19 per trip

Taxi per km 13 $2.02 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 14 $14.90 per month

Gasoline 16 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $12.29 per trip

Scooter Rental 25 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 10 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 17 $61.74 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 24 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $9.99 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $75.20 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes $95.41 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $11.22 per visit

Laundry 23 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $112.25 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $8.42 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, Samobor, Hanoi, Zurich

Nekretnine.hr Poreč advertised rents; one-bedroom €1,000 and furnished Pical €1,200 monthlyListings
Nekretnine.hr Črvar Poreč flat €800/month (62 m²)Listings
Poreč furnished one-bedroom advertised at €1,200/month; minimum term unconfirmedListings
Nekretnine.hr Baderna furnished two-bedroom €1,000/monthListings
Coworking Pula Flydesk €190/month ex VAT (Pula commute)Official
ORTO Poreč/Tar pizza from €9; large cappuccino €2.40Official
Hawaii Beach Poreč cappuccino €2.40Official
McDonald’s Croatia Big Mac large McMenu €7.80Official
Konzum bakery bread shelf pricesOfficial
bonbon Jako veliki 20 GB €11/monthOfficial
HT optical internet €32.98/month (incl. VAT)Official
HT tourist eSIM €11 (3 days)Official
Wizi Poreč €1.95 start, €1.80/km, €0.18/minute, €6 minimumOfficial
Arriva city bus single €1.30; monthly €13.27 (Poreč concession)Secondary
Arriva city bus Poreč (three lines; tickets at station)Official
HAK national INA Eurosuper 95 median €1.69 per litreOfficial
GEN Muscle Poreč unlimited monthly €55Official
Rakovac clinic price list; €100 doctor examination under orthopaedicsOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
MUP digital-nomad stay €46.45Official
Biometric residence permit €31.85 + €9.29 adminOfficial
CineStar Pula weekday evening 2D ticket €8.90Official
Q-laundry Zagreb and Velika Gorica: €6 per 9 kg washOfficial
Zagi Zagreb winter weekend indoor tennis €20 per hourOfficial
Bolt scooters from €0.15/minuteOfficial
Livingcost.org Pula basket cross-check (Istria metro)Index

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1037.97 1346.95
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 634.32 1122.46
- Apples 2.31 1.9
- Beef 14.99 15.15
- Beer 3.46 4.72
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- Bread 1.73 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 11.53 7.63
- Cinema Ticket 11.53 9.99
- Coffee 2.31 2.69
- Coliving Space 807.31 1010
- Coworking Space 138.4 267
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 691.98, expat 288.33, family 230.66, tourist 69.2 local 165.68, nomad 1131.44, expat 190.37, family 353.8, tourist 51.97
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 112.25
- Fast Food Combo 9.23 8.76
- Gasoline 1.73 1.9
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 403.66, family 691.98, tourist 0 local 337, nomad 129, expat 391, family 884, tourist 10
- Gym Membership 40.37 61.74
- Haircut 17.3 11.22
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 11.53 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 85, family 220, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 461.32, nomad 1383.97, expat 807.31, family 1037.97, tourist 115.33 local 786, nomad 1347, expat 898, family 1910, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 34.6, nomad 57.67, expat 46.13, family 57.67, tourist 5.77 local 49.37, nomad 12.35, family 66.2, tourist 4.12
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 46.13 37.02
- Jeans 92.26 75.2
- Laundry 9.23 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 46.13, nomad 173, expat 115.33, family 138.4, tourist 34.6 local 95, nomad 208, expat 129, family 1515, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 11.79
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 72.96
- Milk 1.5 1.07
- Mobile Plan 23.07 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 14.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.23 8.42
- Rice 2.08 2.23
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 12.29
- Running Shoes 115.33 95.41
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 12.35
- Scooter Rental 23.07 33.67
- Summer Dress 57.67 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.61 2.19
- Taxi per km 1.73 2.02
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.76 22.45
- Transportation local 34.6, nomad 57.67, expat 69.2, family 138.4, tourist 17.3 local 28.36, nomad 64.06, expat 90.77, family 211.9, tourist 24.58
- Utilities local 138.4, nomad 0, expat 149.93, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 135, nomad 0, expat 176, family 239, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.67, family 92.26 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 32.77
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.38 1.22
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 8.42
Fix pass: 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): corrected units, tariff inputs, borrowed-price descriptions, source attribution and reproducible budget arithmetic; unsupported light-depth amounts remain explicitly unverified (wizi.hr, q-laundry.hr, zagi-sport.hr, restaurant-orto.com).

Porec cost of living