Cost of Living in Samobor, 🇭🇷 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 4 $1,066 $786 $1,347 $595 $90

Utilities 1 4 — $168 $247 $146 —

Internet & Mobile 11 12 19 $45 $45 $62 $45 $4

Groceries 5 13 14 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 $202 $340 $808 $295 $13

Transportation 6 7 8 $84 $95 $269 $58 $28

Dining Out 5 20 22 38 $606 $404 $651 $97 $51

Leisure Activities 15 21 23 $174 $129 $1,403 $63 $31

Health Insurance 16 $70 $81 $202 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 17 18 $8 $8 $16 — —

Total $2,255 $2,056 $5,005 $1,299 $219

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 4 $594.90 $505 – $763 per month

Coworking Space 15 $239.08 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 4 $1,066.34 $898 – $1,235 per month

Coliving Space 3 $448.98 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 $2.47 per cup

Beer 20 $3.03 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $9.54 per meal

Fast Food Combo 38 5 $10.18 per meal

Apples 31 14 5 $2.11 per kg

Bread 30 14 5 $1.62 per loaf

Milk 32 14 5 $1.39 per liter

Rice 33 5 $2.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 5 14 $11.40 per kg

Beef 34 5 $15.66 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 35 5 $9.11 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 22 5 $58.18 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 36 5 $1.31 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $2.24 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.12 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 9 $35.92 per month

Gasoline 37 10 $2.05 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 28 $7.86 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $28.06 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 11 $14.59 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 $30.77 per month

Gym Membership 21 $44.90 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 26 $13.47 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 19 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 5 23 $8.81 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 39 5 $103.02 per pair

Summer Dress 40 5 $44.90 per dress

Running Shoes 39 40 5 $95.55 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 41 $9.59 per visit

Laundry 25 $6.73 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 29 5 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 42 43 5 $8.17 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, Dubrovnik, Hanoi, Zurich, Sarajevo

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Taxi 1717 Zagreb tariff €2 start, €1/kmOfficial
ZET Zagreb 30-day ticket €53.09 (commuters)Official
Samoborček zone-1 monthly e-card €32Official
Free Samobor city bus from 1 Jan 2025Official
Croatia Octane-95 €1.83/litre (series Oct 2026)Index
bonbon prepaid 25 GB €13/monthOfficial
A1 Mega NET €27.41/month (Jun 2025 cjenik)Official
KupujPametno HR supermarket basket May 2025Index
Konzum/Kaufland chicken fillet €5.55–7.43/kgSecondary
Impact Hub Zagreb MINA €213/month (3 days/week)Official
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Digital nomad stay fee €46.45Official
Biometric permit €31.85 + €9.29 adminOfficial
HT tourist eSIM from €11 (country prep)Official
Caffe bar Green bar Samobor cappuccino €2.20, draft beer €2.70/0.5 LSecondary
Fitness klub Samobor regular membership €40/monthOfficial
Krčma Zlatna Kapljica grill mains €7–11Secondary
CineStar weekend 2D ticket €9.50Official
Zagreb taxi averages vs regionSecondary
Q-laundry Zagreb 9 kg wash €6Official
Sportski centar Zagi outdoor court €12/hourOfficial
Bolt scooters from €0.15/minuteOfficial
Wizi Zagreb €4 incl. 2 km + €1/kmSecondary
Poliklinika Tušin Samobor konzultacija €35, kontrolni pregled €50Secondary
Konzum Kruh zlatni korijen 300 g €1.59/loafOfficial
Konzum Jabuka Gala €1.69/kgOfficial
Konzum K Plus trajno mlijeko 2,8% €0.53/LOfficial
Konzum K Plus riža 1 kg €1.99/kgOfficial
Konzum PIK junetina mljevena €12.20/kgOfficial
Konzum Vina Markota Graševina 0,75 l €4.49/bottleOfficial
Konzum Jamnica 1,5 l €0.99/bottleOfficial
HAK fuel medians; INA Eurosuper 95 CLASS PLUS €1.73/L medianOfficial
McDonald’s Croatia Big Mac large McMenu €7.80Official
Snipes men’s jeans from €71.99Shop
Snipes women’s dresses from €71.99Shop
American Barbershop Zagreb head shave €10; haircuts €15Official
Konzum national webshop OTC and grocery shelf pricesOfficial
Konzum wellness tablets from €1.15/packOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1270.94 1066.34
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 635.47 594.9
- Apples 1.68 2.11
- Beef 15.6 15.66
- Beer 3.47 3.03
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- Bread 1.5 1.62
- Chicken Fillets 10.98 11.4
- Cinema Ticket 7.51 8.81
- Coffee 2.54 2.47
- Coliving Space 519.93 448.98
- Coworking Space 173.31 239.08
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 866.55, expat 404.39, family 519.93, tourist 63.55 local 96.68, nomad 606.13, expat 404.09, family 651.03, tourist 50.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.22 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.82 10.18
- Gasoline 1.79 2.05
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 462.16, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 local 295, nomad 202.04, expat 340, family 808.17, tourist 13.47
- Gym Membership 51.99 44.9
- Haircut 20.8 9.59
- Health Insurance local 28.89, nomad 80.88, expat 127.09, family 254.19, tourist 5.78 local 0, nomad 70.4, expat 80.82, family 202.04, tourist 2.35
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1270.94, expat 751.01, family 1097.63, tourist 109.76 local 594.9, nomad 1066.34, expat 785.72, family 1346.95, tourist 89.8
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 92.43, tourist 4.04 local 45.36, family 61.74, tourist 4.12
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 30.77
- Jeans 86.66 103.02
- Laundry 6.93 6.73
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 369.73, tourist 23.11 local 62.52, nomad 173.9, expat 129.08, family 1403.08, tourist 31.43
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.55 9.54
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 58.18
- Milk 1.44 1.39
- Mobile Plan 23.11 14.59
- Monthly Transport Pass 75.1 35.92
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.67 8.17
- Rice 2.43 2.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.67 7.86
- Running Shoes 103.99 95.55
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.55 12.35
- Scooter Rental 17.33 28.06
- Summer Dress 40.44 44.9
- Taxi Start 2.89 2.24
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.12
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.86 13.47
- Transportation local 63.55, nomad 92.43, expat 138.65, family 277.3, tourist 17.33 local 58.37, nomad 84.18, expat 95.41, family 269.39, tourist 28.06
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 115.54, expat 207.97, family 300.4, tourist 0 local 145.92, nomad 0, expat 168.37, family 246.94, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 46.22, expat 34.66, family 69.32 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 16.39
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.1 1.31
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 9.11
Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, and Pharmacy (basic meds) re-cited to Konzum, HAK, McDonald’s HR cjenik, Snipes, Zlatna Kapljica, American Barbershop Zagreb, and Mirovina (konzum.hr, hak.hr, mcdonalds.com, snipes.hr, zlatnakapljicasamobor.hr, barbershopzagreb.com)

Samobor cost of living