Cost of Living in Rovinj, 🇭🇷 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 4 $1,347 $954 $1,347 $786 $135

Utilities 31 3 4 — $179 $247 $135 —

Internet & Mobile 14 15 16 $12 $49 $66 $49 $4

Groceries 8 9 10 11 12 13 $107 $314 $758 $281 $11

Transportation 18 17 20 29 $89 $100 $163 $28 $16

Dining Out 6 7 34 $952 $179 $251 $128 $41

Leisure Activities 21 26 28 30 6 29 $239 $108 $395 $40 $15

Health Insurance 23 $63 $178 $220 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 24 25 $8 $4 $15 — —

Total $2,817 $2,065 $3,462 $1,447 $224

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Food & Dining

Water (1.5L bottle) 13 $0.98 per bottle

Coffee 6 $3.03 per cup

Beer 6 $4.49 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 7 $10.89 per meal

Fast Food Combo 34 $10.66 per meal

Apples 11 33 $1.90 per kg

Bread 8 $2.01 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.15 per liter

Rice 12 $2.23 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 33 $11.20 per kg

Beef 10 $13.70 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 13 $6.39 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6 $56.68 per meal

Transportation

Ride-hailing (5km) 17 $6.73 per trip

Taxi Start 17 $2.19 per trip

Taxi per km 17 $2.02 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 18 19 $14.90 per month

Gasoline 20 $1.90 per liter

Scooter Rental 29 $33.67 per month

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 4 $786.00 $673 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space 5 $267.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 3 $1,347.00 per month

Coliving Space 3 1 $561.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 14 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 21 $67.35 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 16 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $9.99 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $69.39 per pair

Summer Dress $52.04 per dress

Running Shoes $104.08 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 32 $7.86 per visit

Laundry 27 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $33.67 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 Porec, Pula, Zadar, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1387.79 1347
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.72 786
- Apples 2.08 1.9
- Beef 17.35 13.7
- Beer 4.05 4.49
37 more changes
- Bread 2.08 2.01
- Chicken Fillets 11.56 11.2
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 9.99
- Coffee 2.31 3.03
- Coliving Space 925.19 561
- Coworking Space 231.3 267
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 925.19, expat 231.3, family 231.3, tourist 57.82 local 128, nomad 952, expat 179, family 251, tourist 41
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 10.41 10.66
- Gasoline 1.85 1.9
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 138.78, expat 346.95, family 809.55, tourist 5.78 local 281, nomad 107, expat 314, family 758, tourist 11
- Gym Membership 46.26 67.35
- Haircut 20.82 7.86
- Health Insurance local 34.69, nomad 69.39, expat 138.78, family 289.12, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 63, expat 177.5, family 220, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 578.25, nomad 2081.69, expat 1040.84, family 1387.79, tourist 138.78 local 786, nomad 1347, expat 954, family 1347, tourist 135
- Internet & Mobile local 34.69, nomad 69.39, expat 57.82, family 69.39, tourist 3.47 local 49.37, nomad 12.35, family 66, tourist 4.12
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 37.02
- Laundry 9.25 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 231.3, expat 173.47, family 231.3, tourist 34.69 local 40, nomad 239, expat 108, family 395, tourist 15
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 10.89
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.39 56.68
- Milk 1.5 1.15
- Mobile Plan 23.13 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.26 14.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 8.42
- Rice 2.31 2.23
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.56 6.73
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 12.35
- Scooter Rental 34.69 33.67
- Taxi Start 4.05 2.19
- Taxi per km 2.08 2.02
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.82 22.45
- Transportation local 57.82, expat 80.95, family 173.47, tourist 17.35 local 28, nomad 89, expat 100, family 163, tourist 16
- Utilities local 115.65, nomad 0, expat 173.47, family 231.3, tourist 0 local 135, nomad 0, expat 179, family 247, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.26, expat 34.69, family 69.39 local 0, nomad 8, expat 4, family 15
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.39 0.98
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.88 6.39
fix pass — Jeans, Summer Dress and Running Shoes returned to their carried values without sources after no Croatian clothing webshop would open headless; Pharmacy (basic meds) kept uncited; both listed under Not verified.

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