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 30 7 33 $1,257 $730 $1,347 $617 $95
Utilities 17 32 31 30 33 $89 $131 $155 $109 —
Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 7 $15 $52 $66 $52 $12
Groceries 24 11 23 25 26 27 28 29 34 35 $129 $350 $813 $271 $9
Transportation 22 6 $89 $73 $245 $56 $12
Dining Out 2 5 18 3 $929 $237 $496 $158 $42
Leisure Activities 13 21 3 2 $93 $68 $226 $59 $22
Health Insurance 16 $67 — — — —
Visa & Legal Fees 15 $8 $8 $33 — —
Total $2,676 $1,649 $3,381 $1,322 $192

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $617.00 per month
Coworking Space 7 $135.00 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 30 $1,122.46 per month
Coliving Space $786.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $1.80 per cup
Beer 3 $7.14 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 2 $17.96 per meal
Fast Food Combo 18 $8.76 per meal
Apples 24 $1.90 per kg
Bread 11 $1.78 per loaf
Milk 23 $1.00 per liter
Rice 25 $2.23 per kg
Chicken Fillets 26 $6.72 per kg
Beef 27 $13.47 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 28 $7.28 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 2 $55.00 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 29 $1.11 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $6.73 per trip
Taxi per km 6 $1.57 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 22 $56.12 per month
Gasoline 12 $1.90 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $8.31 per trip
Scooter Rental $101.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $14.59 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $37.02 per month
Gym Membership 13 $50.51 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $22.45 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 $12.35 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $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 Šibenik, Zadar, Zagreb, Hanoi

  1. Vodice rental listings: furnished two-bedroom €550 and larger flats €650–1,200 monthlyListings
  2. Harry’s published Vodice menu: ćevapi €16, pizza €10; venue temporarily closedOfficial
  3. Olympia Garden beer list — Ožujsko 0.5 L €5.60Official
  4. Restaurant Sky Olympia Vodice — fish soup €7.50; pasta from €17Official
  5. Caffe bar Kuglana Šibenik — cappuccino €1.60 (commute proxy)Official
  6. Taxi Wizi Šibenik €6 start incl. 4 km; €1.40/km afterOfficial
  7. Trokut Šibenik coworking monthly pass €120Official
  8. National bonbon monthly 25 GB data €13; country-prep tariff reusedOfficial
  9. National HT optical internet €32.98 monthly with 24-month contractOfficial
  10. National HT tourist eSIM: country-prep prices €11/3 days and €15/10 days reusedOfficial
  11. National Konzum bread: €1.59 per 300–400 g loafOfficial
  12. National HAK standard Eurosuper 95 station medians €1.69/litreOfficial
  13. Gyms4you regular monthly membership €45 (Šibenik, 12 km)Official
  14. Primorje-Gorski Kotar health centre first GP visit €30; borrowed regional tariffOfficial
  15. Official MUP domestic application €46.45, administration €9.29, biometric card €31.85Official
  16. SafetyWing Essential $62.72 per 28 days for ages 18–39Official
  17. HEP household supply tariff and renewable levy; excludes network chargesOfficial
  18. McDonald’s Croatia Big Mac large McMenu €7.80Official
  19. Q-laundry Zagreb and Velika Gorica: €6 per nine-kilogram washOfficial
  20. Zagi Zagreb indoor winter weekend tennis €20/hourOfficial
  21. CineStar Zadar tariff: daytime 2D €7.90; borrowed comparison priceOfficial
  22. ŠIKBus tariff from March 2026: general one-zone monthly €50, single €1.50Official
  23. National Konzum Dukat UHT milk €0.89/litre, promotion through November 3Official
  24. Konzum national fruit prices: Gala and Idared apples €1.69 per kilogramOfficial
  25. Konzum national rice prices: K Plus €1.99 per kilogramOfficial
  26. Konzum national chicken prices: K Plus breast fillet €5.99 per kilogram, promotion to November 3Official
  27. National Konzum beef: minced beef €11.52/kg and stew cubes €12.98/kgOfficial
  28. National Konzum Terra Vinea Malvazija 750 ml bottle €6.49Official
  29. Konzum national bottled water: Jamnica 1.5 litres €0.99Official
  30. Furnished one-bedroom for business tenants: €1,000 monthly, utilities extra, three months prepaidListings
  31. Vodice household water and sewer €2.38/m³ plus €10.51/month for small meterOfficial
  32. HEP 2026 network tariff: single-rate €0.052324 per kWh plus €1.983 monthly before VATOfficial
  33. Šibenik hotel booking listings: Life Palace from €80, Niko from €83, Panorama from €99Listings
  34. Konzum national eggs: K Plus medium barn eggs €2.99 per ten-packOfficial
  35. Konzum national vegetables: carrots €0.85/kg, onions €0.79/kg, tomatoes €2.89/kg, potatoes €3.49 per 5 kg, peppers €2.29/kgOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 1153.31 1122.46
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 576.65 617
    • Apples 2.31 1.9
    • Beef 13.84 13.47
    • Beer 3.46 7.14
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    • Bread 1.38 1.78
    • Chicken Fillets 8.07 6.72
    • Cinema Ticket 9.23 8.87
    • Coffee 2.31 1.8
    • Coliving Space 691.98 786
    • Coworking Space 173 135
    • Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 807.31, expat 173, family 553.59, tourist 46.13 local 158.04, nomad 929.4, expat 237.06, family 495.68, tourist 42.2
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 46.13 33.67
    • Fast Food Combo 8.07 8.76
    • Gasoline 1.85 1.9
    • Groceries local 230.66, nomad 57.67, expat 173, family 576.65, tourist 0 local 270.94, nomad 128.72, expat 349.85, family 812.82, tourist 8.85
    • Gym Membership 40.37 50.51
    • Haircut 13.84 11.22
    • Health Insurance local 23.07, nomad 57.67, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 3.46 local 0, nomad 67.2
    • Housing local 403.66, nomad 1037.97, expat 576.65, family 807.31, tourist 115.33 local 617, nomad 1257.16, expat 730, family 1347, tourist 95
    • Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 3.46 local 51.61, nomad 14.59, family 66.2, tourist 11.79
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 34.6 37.02
    • Jeans 63.43 92.04
    • Laundry 6.92 0.75
    • Leisure Activities local 23.07, nomad 173, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 34.6 local 59.38, nomad 93.39, expat 68.25, family 225.84, tourist 21.89
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 11.53 17.96
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.67 55
    • Milk 1.38 1
    • Mobile Plan 17.3 14.59
    • Monthly Transport Pass 40.37 56.12
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 8.19
    • Rice 2.08 2.23
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 6.92 8.31
    • Running Shoes 92.26 122.35
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.84 12.35
    • Scooter Rental 34.6 101
    • Summer Dress 46.13 50.51
    • Taxi Start 2.88 6.73
    • Taxi per km 1.38 1.57
    • Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 22.45
    • Transportation local 23.07, nomad 46.13, expat 57.67, family 115.33, tourist 5.77 local 56.12, nomad 89.35, expat 72.74, family 245.15, tourist 11.67
    • Utilities local 115.33, nomad 34.6, family 173, tourist 0 local 108.51, nomad 88.61, expat 131.08, family 155.13, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 23.07, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 8.19, expat 8.19, family 32.77
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 1.15 1.11
    • Wine (Mid-range) 11.53 7.28

    Fix pass: Meal (Inexpensive), Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, 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): corrected units and borrowed locations, replaced unsupported sources, and rebuilt profile totals from stated quantities and official fees (sikbus.hr, q-laundry.hr, konzum.hr, mup.gov.hr).

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