How much does it cost to live in Split?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$2,101 (€1,821)
Housing, food, transport, mobile, coworking and gym.
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: flatio.com, digitalnomads.world
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $724 (€628)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $2,891 (€2,506)
- Furnished 1-bed rent
- $1,154 (€1,000)
Old Town / Bačvice
Good to know
Good to Know
- Rents in Split swing hard by season — furnished short-term listings in the Old Town and Bačvice can run 20-30% higher in summer than in the off-season, so booking ahead for peak months (June-September) pays off.
- Landlords in central, tourist-heavy areas often prefer short-term summer lets over year-round leases, which can make it harder to lock in a long-term apartment in the most central spots.
- Shopping at open-air markets or discount chains instead of city-center supermarkets is commonly cited as a way to meaningfully cut grocery costs.
- A daily lunch-menu ('gablec') at a local spot is consistently the cheapest way to eat out and can cost well under a typical à la carte meal.
- Buying bus tickets through the Promet Split app, at kiosks, or ticket machines is noticeably cheaper than paying the driver directly on board.
- Split's coworking scene is small; several spaces (like Amosfera) close or scale back during winter months, so year-round options like Re.Split are safer bets for longer stays.
- Croatia's digital nomad residence permit does not let you take on Croatian clients or local employment — it's strictly for income earned outside Croatia.
- The digital nomad visa's minimum income threshold has been rising and changes annually (tied to Croatia's average net salary), so double-check the current figure directly before applying rather than relying on older blog posts.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- €1,821
Includes 7 estimated components
- Lean month
- €628
Includes 4 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- €2,506
Includes 8 estimated components
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- No single 'nomad district' is formally documented, but rental listings and nomad guides consistently cluster short-term furnished stays around Veli Varoš (historic old-town-adjacent quarter) and Bačvice (beachfront, near coworking spaces like Saltwater Nomads and Hive Five). Meje and Žnjan are repeatedly cited as quieter, more residential expat-friendly alternatives close to the center. Housing figures below reflect these areas.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- €1,000
Estimated
Midpoint estimate within Flatio's nomad guide range of €800-1500/month for a peak-season furnished 1-bedroom flat in the Old Town or Bačvice.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- €650
Off-season or holiday-rate price — not comparable with other cities
Estimated
Estimated by combining Flatio's nomad guide statement that off-season furnished rents run 20-30% below the stated peak-season €800-1500/month range for Old Town/Bačvice, plus its note that outer neighborhoods like Firule and Žnjan are cheaper still.
- Premium apartment
- €1,500
Estimated
Top end of Flatio's nomad guide range (€800-1500/month) for a peak-season furnished 1-bedroom flat in the Old Town or Bačvice, taken as the premium tier.
- Private room in a shared home
- €263
Survey / cost-of-living site
Digital Nomad World's Split guide states that Saltwater Nomads, a coworking space in the city center, runs an apartment-share matching service priced at around $304 USD/month.
Published in USD
Groceries
- Groceries for one (month)
- €250
Estimated
Midpoint of Expat Focus's Croatia-wide cost-of-living guide, which states a single person shopping carefully can expect to spend around €200-300/month on groceries; this is national rather than Split-specific data used as the best available proxy.
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- €1.10
Estimated
No Split-specific live grocery-price source was retrieved at the time of research; figure is an estimate based on general Croatian coastal-city supermarket price levels.
Loaf of Bread
- Loaf Of Bread
- €1.50
Estimated
No Split-specific live grocery-price source was retrieved; estimated from general Croatian coastal-city supermarket price levels.
Dozen Eggs
- Dozen Eggs
- €3.00
Estimated
No Split-specific live grocery-price source was retrieved; estimated from general Croatian coastal-city supermarket price levels.
Bottled Water 1.5L (Store)
- Bottled Water 1.5L (Store)
- €0.80
Estimated
No Split-specific live grocery-price source was retrieved; estimated from general Croatian coastal-city supermarket price levels. Figure is for store purchase, not restaurant.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- €7.50
Estimated
Expat Focus states a meal at a typical restaurant in Croatia runs about €10 per person. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 10 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
- High-end meal
- €45
Estimated
Halved from CroatiaWise's stated upscale 'meal for two' figure of €90+, for a single-diner estimate.
- Mid-range meal
- €21
Estimated
Halved from Expat Focus's stated mid-range 'meal for two' figure of €40-70 (two courses plus drinks): took the range midpoint (~€55) and divided by two for a single-diner estimate. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 28 EUR reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
Transport
- Single ride
- €2.00
Survey / cost-of-living site
Expat in Croatia guide states you'll pay 2 euros when you step onto the bus for 1 ride within Split.
- Monthly pass
- €35
Estimated
No single source published Promet Split's exact monthly pass price; estimated from single-ride fares (€1.50-2 per ride) applied to typical workday commuting frequency. Promet Split confirms monthly passes exist but we could not confirm the exact published tariff.
Mobile & data
- Monthly plan
- €15
Estimated
No current carrier tariff page was retrieved at the time of research; figure is a general estimate for a mid-tier prepaid SIM plan (A1, Telemach, or Hrvatski Telekom) based on typical Croatian prepaid pricing.
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- Split experiences dramatic seasonal pricing swings driven by sustained Mediterranean summer tourism (May–October peak season) combined with its role as the primary gateway to Dalmatian islands, with mid-range hotel rates rising 150–200% from November (€70/night) to July–August (€180–220/night).
Low season
- Budget
- €50
Airbnb (budget dorm/shared equivalents, November-March low occupancy, per Investropa €30-50 range)
- Luxury
- €220
Hotel (5-star Radisson Blu/comparable, November-December low season ~50% of peak, from Trivago Nov $100 baseline)
- Premium
- €140
Hotel (4-star, November-December shoulder/early low season, Trivago $100-107 avg ~€93-99, uplifted to match tier)
- Standard
- €90
Airbnb (3-star comparable 1BR, November rates ~€90/night per Investropa low season data)
High season
- Budget
- €130
Airbnb (2-star comparable budget listings, Old Town/central neighborhoods, July-August peak)
- Luxury
- €450
Hotel (5-star Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Split; July peak season rate from booking platform data)
- Premium
- €280
Hotel (4-star mid-luxury, confirmed examples: Heritage Hotel, Cornaro Hotel data from Kayak/Trivago July rates)
- Standard
- €180
Airbnb (3-star comparable 1BR listings, Split old town area, July-August confirmed by Investropa)
Low-season months
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
- April
High-season months
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
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.