Cost of Living in Šibenik, 🇭🇷 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 3 29 33 $1,257 $786 $1,571 $730 $95

Utilities 17 30 31 32 33 $106 $139 $178 $116 —

Internet & Mobile 3 4 5 6 $15 $52 $66 $52 $12

Groceries 12 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 34 35 $124 $342 $795 $265 $9

Transportation 8 21 $89 $73 $245 $56 $12

Dining Out 10 11 20 $812 $203 $395 $136 $40

Leisure Activities 9 10 13 $84 $68 $226 $59 $16

Health Insurance 16 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 15 $8 $8 $33 — —

Total $2,562 $1,671 $3,509 $1,414 $184

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $730.00 $673 – $1,122 per month

Coworking Space 3 $135.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 29 $1,122.46 per month

Coliving Space $786.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 $1.80 per cup

Beer 20 $3.32 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 10 $15.15 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $8.76 per meal

Apples 23 $1.90 per kg

Bread 12 $1.78 per loaf

Milk 22 $0.73 per liter

Rice 24 $2.23 per kg

Chicken Fillets 25 $6.72 per kg

Beef 26 $13.47 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 27 $6.39 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 $52.53 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 28 $1.11 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $6.73 per trip

Taxi per km 8 $1.57 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 21 $56.12 per month

Gasoline 7 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $8.31 per trip

Scooter Rental $101.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $14.59 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $37.04 per month

Gym Membership 13 $50.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.84 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 9 $8.87 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $92.04 per pair

Summer Dress $50.51 per dress

Running Shoes $122.35 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $11.22 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $8.19 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

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1156.49 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 578.25 730
- Apples 2.08 1.9
- Beef 16.19 13.47
- Beer 2.89 3.32
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- Bread 1.39 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 10.41 6.72
- Cinema Ticket 8.1 8.87
- Coffee 2.08 1.8
- Coliving Space 636.07 786
- Coworking Space 138.78 135
- Dining Out local 69.39, nomad 520.42, expat 289.12, family 231.3, tourist 40.48 local 135.59, nomad 811.54, expat 203.39, family 395.11, tourist 39.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 8.76
- Gasoline 1.73 1.9
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 92.52, expat 346.95, family 693.9, tourist 0 local 265.1, nomad 123.87, expat 342.31, family 795.31, tourist 8.58
- Gym Membership 40.48 50.51
- Haircut 17.35 11.22
- Health Insurance local 57.82, nomad 69.39, expat 80.95, family 208.17, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 67.2
- Housing local 451.03, nomad 1503.44, expat 867.37, family 1098.67, tourist 104.08 local 730, nomad 1257.16, expat 786, family 1571, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 52.04, nomad 69.39, expat 57.82, family 63.61, tourist 2.31 local 51.61, nomad 14.59, family 66.2, tourist 11.79
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.69 37.04
- Jeans 80.95 92.04
- Laundry 9.25 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 173.47, expat 115.65, family 138.78, tourist 23.13 local 59.38, nomad 84.41, expat 68.25, family 225.84, tourist 16.28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 15.15
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 52.53
- Milk 1.27 0.73
- Mobile Plan 17.35 14.59
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.26 56.12
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.25 8.19
- Rice 2.08 2.23
- Ride-hailing (5km) 9.25 8.31
- Running Shoes 109.87 122.35
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.56 12.35
- Scooter Rental 34.69 101
- Summer Dress 46.26 50.51
- Taxi Start 4.05 6.73
- Taxi per km 1.39 1.57
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.35 16.84
- Transportation local 40.48, nomad 57.82, expat 69.39, family 138.78, tourist 9.25 local 56.12, nomad 89.35, expat 72.74, family 245.15, tourist 11.67
- Utilities local 161.91, nomad 0, expat 173.47, family 231.3, tourist 0 local 115.85, nomad 105.9, expat 138.67, family 177.58, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.69, expat 57.82, family 69.39 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 32.77
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 1.11
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.88 6.39
fix pass corrected units, borrowed-price origins, source support and profile arithmetic 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); removed unsupported insurance quotes and misleading citations, and preserved unchecked items at light depth (sikbus.hr, q-laundry.hr, mup.gov.hr)

Šibenik cost of living