Cost of Living in Croatia

One big factor that influences where you might go on holiday is the cost of living.  In this post I will give an insight into food, drink and transport prices in Split, Croatia.  Overall Croatia has approximately a 35% lower cost of living in comparison to the Ireland and the UK.  When it comes to transport you can expect to pay similar prices for taxis though, buses and taxis boats are inexpensive and offer great value for money when travelling around this beautiful country.  Below see a number of priced items that we think will help you gauge how much spending money to bring with you.  These are prices we usually pay for items in Split (Ciovo, Trogir etc).  These prices are approximate and act as a guideline.  

€1 = 7.2 Kuna (Kn)

Markets

Bottle of Water 33 cl 9 Kn

Milk (regular), (1 liter) 6 kn

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)6 kn, 

Eggs (regular) (12)15.33 kn

Local Cheese (1kg)57.72 k

Chicken Breasts (1kg)55.89 kn

Beef Round (1kg) 68.26 kn

Apples (1kg) 8.25 kn

Banana (1kg) 10.25 kn

Oranges (1kg) 8.67 kn

Tomato (1kg) 6.67 kn

Potato (1kg) 3.84 kn

Onion (1kg) 4.56 kn

Lettuce (1 head) 5.27 kn

Water (1.5 liter bottle) 7.75 kn

Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 40.00 kn

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 8.27 kn

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 10.56 kn

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 27.00 kn

Transportation

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 11kn

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 10.00 kn

Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 7.00 kn

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 40.00 kn

Restaurants

Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 65.00 kn

Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 260.00 kn2

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 18.00 kn

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 20.00 kn

Cappuccino (regular) 12.51 kn

Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 14.75 kn

Water (0.33 liter bottle) 9.32 kn

We hope the above give you an idea on how much it might cost to cook a meal in Croatia and indeed go out for one - you are on holiday right :) Let me know what you think of the prices in Croatia, we always love to hear your thoughts….

If you think Trogir and this stunning part of Dalmatia are somewhere you might like to visit do get in touch with us at ARC Rentals.  We specialise in holiday lettings on the island of Ciovo. Since 2004 we have managed a variety of 3 & 4 star properties, awarded by Croatian Tourist Board, on behalf of property owners. We carefully select the apartments that we promote as they must meet our high standards and they are only 15 minutes from Split airport.  Find out more at our website - www.split-rentals.com