Nomad Watch

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 $673 $620 $1,212 $539 $95
Utilities 3 4 30 — $175 $210 $139 —
Internet & Mobile 18 19 20 $12 $49 $74 $49 $3
Groceries 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 $166 $381 $762 $318 $12
Transportation 5 6 21 25 $118 $75 $196 $110 $14
Dining Out 7 8 9 $990 $376 $631 $123 $79
Leisure Activities 28 32 33 $141 $76 $350 $76 $35
Health Insurance 23 36 $63 $80 $239 — $2
Visa & Legal Fees 24 $7 $7 $15 — —
Total $2,170 $1,839 $3,689 $1,354 $240

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $538.78 $539 – $898 per month
Coworking Space 26 27 $212.15 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 4 $673.48 $633 – $1,772 per month
Coliving Space 3 4 $673.48 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 7 $2.92 per cup
Beer 7 $5.16 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 8 9 $16.84 per meal
Fast Food Combo 35 $10.21 per meal
Apples 14 17 30 $1.90 per kg
Bread 10 17 $2.01 per loaf
Milk 11 17 $0.73 per liter
Rice 13 17 30 $2.23 per kg
Chicken Fillets 12 17 $7.28 per kg
Beef 30 $16.17 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 15 17 $10.09 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 7 8 $74.08 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 16 17 $0.98 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 25 $3.73 per trip
Taxi per km 25 $2.09 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 5 $110.00 per month
Gasoline 21 22 $2.02 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 25 $12.08 per trip
Scooter Rental 34 $33.67 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 18 $12.35 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 20 $37.02 per month
Gym Membership 28 30 $50.51 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 33 $16.84 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 19 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 32 $8.87 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 30 $88.40 per pair
Summer Dress 30 $48.62 per dress
Running Shoes 30 $114.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 30 $9.67 per visit
Laundry 31 $1.12 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 29 $33.67 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 30 $8.07 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 Bol, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Hanoi, Zurich

  1. Nekretnine.hr Supetar long-term one-bedroom €480/monthListings
  2. Flatio Supetar Oasi 3-bedroom furnished €1,050/30 days (utilities incl.)Listings
  3. Flatio Supetar one-bedroom furnished €600/month (utilities incl.)Listings
  4. Monthlylets Supetar furnished monthly €564 and €1,579Listings
  5. Arriva Autotrans Supetar–Bol standard bus €7.00Official
  6. Jadrolinija line 631 Split–Supetar 2026 tariff: foot passenger €6.50, car €11.20Official
  7. Taverna Riva Bol drinks — cappuccino €2.60, Karlovačko 0.5 L €4.60, house wine glass €5.00Official
  8. Taverna Riva Bol bistro — ćevapi €15, Caprese €14, pasta mains €18–24Official
  9. Press report of Supetar harbour menu (tuna salad €10, seafood pasta €18)Secondary
  10. Konzum bakery — Kruh bakin miješani 500 g €1.79/loafOfficial
  11. Konzum K Plus mlijeko 2,8% 1 L €0.65/LOfficial
  12. Konzum Cekin pileća prsa bez kože €6.49/kgOfficial
  13. Konzum K Plus riža 1 kg €1.99/kgOfficial
  14. Konzum Jabuka Gala €1.69/kgOfficial
  15. Konzum wine — Vina Laguna Malvazija kvalitetno 0.75 L €8.99, Blato Plavac €5.69Official
  16. Konzum water — Jana/Jamnica 4×1.5 L €3.49 pack (€0.58/L)Official
  17. Konzum POKUPI pickup Supetar (island shop availability)Official
  18. bonbon Jako veliki 20 GB €11/month; weekly 2 GB €2.65Official
  19. HT tourist eSIM €11 (3 days), €15 (10 days), €25 (90 days/120 GB)Official
  20. HT optical internet 300/150 Mbit €32.98/month incl. VAT (24-month)Official
  21. HAK fuel station prices; Eurosuper 95 €1.74–1.88/LOfficial
  22. Croatia Octane-95 €1.83/litre cross-checkIndex
  23. SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
  24. MUP digital-nomad stay fee €46.45–55.74 + residence card €31.85–41.14Official
  25. Split taxi tariff €3.32 start + €1.86/km (Split-Dalmatia meter proxy)Secondary
  26. TinkTank Coworking Split monthly dedicated desk €189Official
  27. The Works Coworking Split monthly floating desk €270Official
  28. Gyms4you no-contract monthly membership €45 (Split locations)Official
  29. DZ PGŽ (Rijeka) private GP visit €30.00Official
  30. Livingcost.org Split, figures in USD — round steak $15.40/kg, utilities $139 one person/$210 family, haircut $9.67, jeans $88.4, sneakers $114, cold medicine $8.07, gym $62.9Index
  31. Q-laundry (Zagreb chain) self-service: 9 kg wash €6, 15-min dry €3Official
  32. CineStar Joker Split ticket price list: 2D €7.90 (to 17:00) / €8.90 Mon–Thu evening / €9.50 Fri–SunOfficial
  33. Bretanide Bol (Brač) clay tennis courts, non-hotel guests €15/hourOfficial
  34. Bolt scooters (Split) from €0.15/minuteOfficial
  35. Wolt McDonald’s Split — Big Mac McMenu (large fries + drink) €9.10Listings
  36. HZZO supplementary insurance €15/month from February 2026Secondary

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1153.31 673.48
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 538.78
    • Apples 2.31 1.9
    • Beef 12.69 16.17
    • Beer 3.46 5.16
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    • Bread 1.38 2.01
    • Chicken Fillets 8.65 7.28
    • Cinema Ticket 9.23 8.87
    • Coffee 2.31 2.92
    • Coliving Space 922.64 673.48
    • Coworking Space 138.4 212.15
    • Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 1037.97, expat 230.66, family 461.32, tourist 46.13 local 123.02, nomad 989.79, expat 375.8, family 630.82, tourist 79.02
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.67
    • Fast Food Combo 9.23 10.21
    • Gasoline 1.85 2.02
    • Groceries local 230.66, nomad 92.26, expat 288.33, family 461.32, tourist 5.77 local 317.66, nomad 165.63, expat 381.15, family 762.38, tourist 11.57
    • Gym Membership 46.13 50.51
    • Haircut 13.84 9.67
    • Health Insurance local 23.07, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 173, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 79.56, family 238.68, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 461.32, nomad 1268.64, expat 807.31, family 1037.97, tourist 103.8 local 538.78, nomad 673.48, expat 619.6, family 1212.26, tourist 95.41
    • Internet & Mobile local 28.83, nomad 265.26, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 5.77 local 49.37, nomad 12.35, family 74.06, tourist 2.97
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 37.02
    • Jeans 63.43 88.4
    • Laundry 6.92 1.12
    • Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 115.33, expat 92.26, family 173, tourist 23.07 local 76.22, nomad 141.21, family 349.76, tourist 34.68
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 16.84
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 74.08
    • Milk 1.5 0.73
    • Mobile Plan 17.3 12.35
    • Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 110
    • Rice 2.31 2.23
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 8.07 12.08
    • Running Shoes 92.26 114
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 12.35
    • Scooter Rental 28.83 33.67
    • Summer Dress 34.6 48.62
    • Taxi Start 4.61 3.73
    • Taxi per km 1.38 2.09
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.84 16.84
    • Transportation local 23.07, nomad 57.67, expat 92.26, family 173, tourist 11.53 local 110, nomad 118.44, expat 74.94, family 195.76, tourist 13.9
    • Utilities local 92.26, nomad 0, expat 115.33, family 138.4, tourist 0 local 139, nomad 0, expat 175, family 210, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 57.67, family 92.26 local 0, nomad 7.32, expat 7.32, family 14.65
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 0.98
    • Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 10.09

    Fix pass — Housing (all profiles), Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Utilities (all profiles), Internet & Mobile (all profiles), Internet (60 Mbps+), Groceries (all profiles), Transportation (all profiles), Dining Out (all profiles), Leisure Activities (all profiles), Health Insurance (expat and family) and Visa & Legal Fees (nomad, expat, family) moved to the live €600 furnished monthly rate, the Livingcost Split dollar utility bands, the Jadrolinija family ferry crossing, rebuilt per-profile formulas, the HZZO supplementary premium and the MUP fee schedule; Meal (Inexpensive), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Coffee, Beer, Monthly Transport Pass, Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) and Doctor Visit (GP) kept their values with notes and sources aligned (flatio.com, livingcost.org, jadrolinija.hr, mup.gov.hr).

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