How much does it cost to live in Dubrovnik?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$1,791 (€1,552)
Housing, food, transport, mobile, coworking and gym.
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: longtermlettings.com, citycost.org
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $967 (€838)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $2,929 (€2,538)
- Furnished 1-bed rent
- $781 (€677)
Dubrovnik (near Lapad)
Good to know
Good to Know
- Old Town restaurants and shops target tourists and are priced accordingly — several sources note prices drop noticeably just a few minutes' walk outside the walls, in areas like Lapad and Babin Kuk.
- Rents and restaurant crowds swing hard with the season: peak summer (July-August) is the most expensive and crowded time, while winter (roughly November-March) brings the lowest rents but many restaurants and shops close for the off-season.
- Most nomad-oriented guides steer renters away from the Old Town toward Lapad, Babin Kuk, or Gruž for longer stays — these are flatter/more residential, cheaper, and closer to supermarkets and beaches.
- Dubrovnik is hilly, and some apartments — especially ones advertised with 'great views' in older districts like Ploče or Vrbica — require climbing large numbers of stairs to reach, which is worth checking before booking if you'll be carrying groceries or luggage regularly.
- Buy bus tickets in advance from a Libertas kiosk or Tisak newsstand rather than from the driver - it's cheaper and saves fumbling for cash on board.
- Dubrovnik's coworking scene is small (a handful of spaces like Desk & More), so it's more casual and community-driven than a big-city coworking market - book ahead in peak summer.
- Croatia uses the Euro, so no currency exchange headaches for anyone coming from the Eurozone.
- If you already hold a monthly Libertas bus pass, keep the invoice - it unlocks a discounted €2 cinema ticket at Kinematografi Dubrovnik.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- €1,552
Includes 6 estimated components
- Lean month
- €838
Includes 5 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- €2,538
Includes 8 estimated components
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- Lapad, Babin Kuk, and Gruž are the neighborhoods where digital nomads and longer-term expats concentrate — the historic Old Town is priced for short tourist stays and multiple guides advise renters to look outside it. All housing figures below reflect these three areas.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- €950
Local listing
Longtermlettings.com portal market data for Dubrovnik-Neretva region states a furnished 2-bedroom apartment at 950 EUR/month.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- €677
Local listing
Longtermlettings.com live listing: furnished 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment (50 m²) at Ulica Petra Zoranica 3, Dubrovnik, listed at 677 EUR/month.
- Premium apartment
- €1,800
Estimated
No single premium listing with a stated monthly price was retrieved; estimated by scaling up from the sourced budget (677 EUR) and mid (950 EUR) tiers for a high-end sea-view furnished apartment in Lapad/Babin Kuk, an area multiple sources describe as premium-priced.
- Private room in a shared home
- €450
Estimated
No specific private-room-in-shared-home listing was found for Dubrovnik at the time of research; estimated as roughly 45-55% of the budget 1BR furnished apartment figure (677 EUR), consistent with shared-housing discounts seen in similar Adriatic coastal cities.
Groceries
- Groceries for one (month)
- €234
Survey / cost-of-living site
CityCost.org states groceries cost around $270 per month for one person in Dubrovnik.
Published in USD
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- €1.10
Estimated
No item-level Dubrovnik-specific price was found at the time of research; estimated from typical coastal Croatian supermarket pricing.
Loaf of Bread (~500g)
- Loaf Of Bread (~500g)
- €2.20
Estimated
No item-level Dubrovnik-specific price was found at the time of research; estimated from typical coastal Croatian supermarket pricing.
Dozen Eggs
- Dozen Eggs
- €3.50
Estimated
No item-level Dubrovnik-specific price was found at the time of research; estimated from typical coastal Croatian supermarket pricing.
1.5L Bottled Water (Store)
- 1.5L Bottled Water (Store)
- €1.00
Estimated
No item-level Dubrovnik-specific price was found at the time of research; estimated from typical coastal Croatian supermarket pricing.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- €12
Estimated
Hikersbay states a meal in a cheap restaurant in Dubrovnik costs about 16 EUR ($18). [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 16 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
- High-end meal
- €43
Estimated
Midpoint taken from RadicalStorage's stated per-person range of €35-50+ for a gourmet seafood/high-end restaurant experience in Dubrovnik.
- Mid-range meal
- €15
Estimated
Midpoint taken from RadicalStorage's stated per-person range of €15-25 for casual restaurant/konoba mid-range dining in Dubrovnik. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 20 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Venue
- City average across Dubrovnik's small coworking scene (~3 spaces, incl. Desk & More on Lopudska)
- Day pass
- €7.80
Survey / cost-of-living site
Aggregator states day passes average $9 across Dubrovnik's coworking spaces.
Published in USD
- Monthly hot desk
- €84
Survey / cost-of-living site
Same aggregator states monthly memberships average $97 in Dubrovnik.
Published in USD
Transport
- How to get there
- bus (Libertas)
- What the pass covers
- Libertas urban monthly bus pass, city of Dubrovnik zone; requires a photo and in-person/online application.
- Single ride
- €1.73
Survey / cost-of-living site
Expat living guide states a pre-purchased ticket from a kiosk/Libertas booth costs €1.73; buying directly from the driver costs €1.99.
- Monthly pass
- €35
Estimated
Libertas (the operator) publishes a monthly bus pass product but does not display its current price on the page found; figure is an estimate based on typical Croatian urban monthly-pass pricing relative to Dubrovnik's single-ride fares.
Mobile & data
- Carrier
- Hrvatski Telekom / A1 / Telemach (estimate, not tied to one confirmed tariff)
- Monthly plan
- €15
Estimated
No live carrier tariff page was retrieved at the time of research; figure is a general estimate for a mid-tier prepaid plan from a major Croatian carrier (Hrvatski Telekom, A1, or Telemach).
- Data allowance
- Roughly 15-25GB (estimated, unconfirmed)
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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Data last updated September 2026 · Verify anything important.