Travel budget and cost of living in Croatia how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Croatia and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Croatia. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Croatia travel budget.
Travel budget in Croatia
Croatia: calculate your travel budget
Croatia: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Croatia for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 79 for 2 ppl.
- $ 14 per person
- $ 6.2 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1635* (10164 HRK)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 118 for 2 ppl.
- $ 27 per person
- $ 11 per person
- $ 7.2 per person
Total budget:
$ 2900* (18018 HRK)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 140 for 2 ppl.
- $ 45 per person
- $ 19 per person
- $ 15 per person
Total budget:
$ 4126* (25620 HRK)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Croatia in 2023
Cost of living: Croatia VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Croatia in 2023 is 29% less than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Cost of living in Croatia by city
See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in Croatia compared to the national average.
Cities | /Croatia | View Details |
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Trogir | 47% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Trogir |
Dubrovnik | 8% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Dubrovnik |
Zadar | 5% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Zadar |
Makarska | 4% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Makarska |
Rijeka | 3% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Rijeka |
Sisak | 3% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Sisak |
Rovinj | 2% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Rovinj |
Zagreb | 2% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Zagreb |
Split | 2% less | Travel budget and cost of living in Split |
Pula | 6% less | Travel budget and cost of living in Pula |
Local prices in Croatia by expense type
Croatia: Restaurant budget

($ 6.3 to $ 17)
56% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 16 to $ 48)
43% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 6.3 to $ 8.7)
30% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.3 to $ 3.9)
57% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 2.9)
46% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 2.7)
61% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.9 to $ 3.2)
2% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 2.4)
14% less than in the United States (USA)

Croatia: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 78 to $ 84)
35% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 70 to $ 171)
27% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 75 to $ 285)
39% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 90 to $ 309)
51% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 211 to $ 354)
60% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 72 to $ 100)
34% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 140 to $ 372)
2% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 139 to $ 336)
9% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 97 to $ 228)
45% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 128 to $ 464)
17% more than in the United States (USA)

Croatia: Supermarket food budget

($ 1 to $ 1.6)
10% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.8 to $ 1.9)
67% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.4 to $ 4.3)
45% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.2 to $ 4.3)
36% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 5.6 to $ 15)
25% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 2.4)
71% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 3.6)
54% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.5 to $ 1.8)
66% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.8 to $ 1.8)
49% less than in the United States (USA)

Croatia: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.6 to $ 2.4)
42% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.8 to $ 1.6)
48% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 2.3)
68% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 4.8)
19% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.6 to $ 249)
54% less than in the United States (USA)

Croatia: Leisure activity budget

($ 4.8 to $ 9.6)
46% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 7.9 to $ 16)
39% less than in the United States (USA)

Croatia: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 4.9 to $ 6)
46% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 48 to $ 128)
55% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 24 to $ 60)
14% less than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 89)

(fair price: $ 153)

(fair price: $ 153)

(fair price: $ 204)

(fair price: $ 220)

(fair price: $ 200)
About the information on the cost of living in Croatia
The information about the cost of living in Croatia shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Easyvoyage and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Croatia updated on 30-05-2023.
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