Cost of Living in Split, 🇭🇷 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 $1,122 $898 $1,571 $786 $107

Utilities 27 28 — $154 $180 $114 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $15 $49 $62 $49 $8

Groceries 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $112 $359 $800 $280 $8

Transportation 5 6 7 21 $67 $50 $249 $39 $18

Dining Out 12 4 $936 $217 $520 $115 $60

Leisure Activities 22 23 31 33 $95 $80 $1,403 $65 $22

Health Insurance 24 25 $63 $103 $206 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 26 $8 $15 $25 — —

Total $2,418 $1,925 $5,016 $1,448 $223

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Clothing

Summer Dress 4 $50.40 per dress

Jeans 4 $88.40 per pair

Running Shoes 4 $114.00 per pair

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 4 $786.00 $673 – $1,010 per month

Coworking Space 11 $303.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 4 $1,122.00 $898 – $1,290 per month

Coliving Space 3 4 $898.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 12 4 $2.24 per cup

Beer 12 4 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $14.48 per meal

Fast Food Combo $8.76 per meal

Apples 14 4 $1.90 per kg

Bread 13 4 $1.78 per loaf

Milk 15 4 $1.15 per liter

Rice 16 4 $2.23 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 4 $11.20 per kg

Beef 18 4 $13.69 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 4 $7.30 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 $76.10 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 20 4 $1.11 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $4.49 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $1.57 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 6 $39.29 per month

Gasoline 21 $1.90 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $9.20 per trip

Scooter Rental 32 4 $101.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $12.35 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $37.02 per month

Gym Membership 23 $47.14 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 31 $8.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $8.87 per ticket

Personal Care

Haircut 34 $16.84 per visit

Laundry 30 $0.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 29 $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, Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Hanoi, Vienna

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1619.09 1122
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.72 786
- Apples 2.31 1.9
- Beef 13.88 13.69
- Beer 4.05 5.61
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- Bread 1.39 1.78
- Chicken Fillets 9.83 11.2
- Cinema Ticket 9.25 8.87
- Coffee 2.89 2.24
- Coliving Space 693.9 898
- Coworking Space 208.17 303
- Dining Out local 115.65, nomad 1156.49, expat 346.95, family 462.6, tourist 57.82 local 115, nomad 936, expat 217, family 520, tourist 60
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 8.67 8.76
- Gasoline 1.85 1.9
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 115.65, expat 346.95, family 693.9, tourist 5.78 local 280, nomad 112, expat 359, family 800, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 46.26 47.14
- Haircut 20.82 16.84
- Health Insurance local 23.13, nomad 69.39, expat 92.52, family 231.3, tourist 11.56 local 0, nomad 63, expat 103, family 206
- Housing local 578.25, nomad 2081.69, expat 925.19, family 1387.79, tourist 115.65 local 786, nomad 1122, expat 898, family 1571, tourist 107
- Internet & Mobile local 46.26, nomad 57.82, expat 57.82, family 80.95, tourist 5.78 local 49, nomad 15, family 62, tourist 8
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.69 37.02
- Jeans 80.95 88.4
- Laundry 8.1 0.75
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 231.3, expat 173.47, family 231.3, tourist 23.13 local 65, nomad 95, expat 80, family 1403, tourist 22
- Meal (Inexpensive) 11.56 14.48
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.61 76.1
- Milk 1.5 1.15
- Mobile Plan 23.13 12.35
- Monthly Transport Pass 57.82 39.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.56 10.1
- Rice 2.08 2.23
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.41 9.2
- Running Shoes 104.08 114
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 12.35
- Scooter Rental 40.48 101
- Summer Dress 40.48 50.4
- Taxi Start 4.05 4.49
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.57
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.35 8.98
- Transportation local 57.82, nomad 34.69, family 231.3, tourist 23.13 local 39, nomad 67, expat 50, family 249, tourist 18
- Utilities local 115.65, nomad 0, expat 138.78, family 231.3, tourist 0 local 114, nomad 0, expat 154, family 180, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.69, expat 57.82, family 115.65 local 0, nomad 8, expat 15, family 25
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.04 1.11
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.88 7.3
Scooter Rental moved from the generated export's $40 to ~€90/month of shared-scooter riding, kept as a labelled estimate on the per-minute rate Source

Split cost of living