2.79/5
493 reviews
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Cost of Living in Dubrovnik

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Dubrovnik is a very safe city with an exceptionally low crime rate, making it suitable for solo travelers and families alike. The internet is reliable across the city and surrounding islands, which, combined with Croatia’s legal 12-month digital nomad visa, makes it attractive for remote workers. The locals are friendly, though building trust may take some time, and foreign language skills (especially English and German) are widespread. Food options range from cheap local bites to Michelin-starred experiences, and there are many cultural sites and day-trip options nearby, including island trips and neighboring countries like Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Winter is off-season, meaning fewer crowds and lower accommodation costs, but also fewer open restaurants and tourist amenities. Many homes lack central heating, so comfort can be an issue in colder months. Additionally, while the community is polite and tourism-savvy, service can be slower than some might expect. The city is not particularly LGBTQ+ friendly but shows tolerance. Shopping options beyond tourist items are limited and more expensive than elsewhere in Croatia. Public transportation is well-organized and affordable. Overall, Dubrovnik offers a historically rich and secure environment, especially appealing outside the peak tourist season.

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1 month ago

Visited in February of 2019, the week before Carnival. Great time to visit as there were hardly any tourists and only a few other travelers. Downside is a lot of the restaurants aren't open and some tours are shut down. Upside is you get to live like a local in a insanely touristy town 10 months of the year. We were able to grab a very nice 1 bedroom apartment in the old town center with a kitchen for 150 euros for 5 nights (30 euros/n). Probably 10-15 restaurants were open in the old town, including the main grocery store. It appeared most everything was getting ready to open for Carnival, which probably marks the end of the lowest season (Few days after New Year's to Carnival). We did all the touristy stuff, and saw no other International travelers but a few random couples and one Chinese tour bus that overnighted (Right as COVID was taking hold...) We walked the walls and saw less than 20 people in 2 hours. If you want to avoid the crowds you can't beat Dubrovnik in the winter.

4 years ago

1. Dubrovnik is in Republic of Croatia and Croatia is among FIRST SIX COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD that legally regulated 12 month visas for Digital nomads.
2. When this Town (under name of Ragusa) was independent state it was The first country in the world that officially recognize independency of the USA. Historic heritage of this town is enormous so there is plenty amazing things to see and learn.
3. During last year Dubrovnik was almost COVID-19 FREE ZONE with extra small numbers of infections and deaths.
4. Local inhabitants fluently speak English and German and are good in Italian or French. Foreign languages are learnt from grade school up to the University.
5. All major internet providers, bank offices, exchange offices and lot of ATMs are present in the city.
6. Credit cards and POS machines are present in almost every shop, caffe, restaurant and taxi.
7. Food is very tasty and often made from local vegetables and fresh fish and shells. You can find numerous cheap fast food as well as Michelin star restaurants.
8. Safety is exceptional in all parts of the city. Men, women or children can stroll the streets in any time of the day and night. Crime is much lower than in other parts of the region.
9. During late fall and early winter city is 'hibernating' its peak tourist season activities, just lite every other Mediterranean tourists spot, but during December, January, February and Spring, open spaces are filled with Christmas season, Saint Blasius (Patron of the city) festivities and celebration of Easter. So, it is always something to wait and enjoy.
10. Dubrovnik is located close to the borders of Montenegro and Bosnia and Hezegovina so You have possibility for short excursions to explore their towns and attractions.
11. There is lot of interesting islands around town to visit. All with good internet speed and numerous scheduled boat lines so there is possible to combine work and pleasure.
12. During cold days local citizens on average heat only one room in the house or apartment. So there is much smaller offer or central heated houses or apartments, compared with offer during warm summer season. If heating is available heat air is available mostly from air condition units.
13. Local people are very polite but it takes time to earn their trust.
14. Another important information: its possible that Your perception of time differs from local perception of time. So arm yourself with patience when you need or ask for services, because something that in Your 'language' means 'Fast like-Today' in their 'language' could mean 'Fast like: This week'.
15. Community is not very LGBTQ+ friendly but with long tradition in tourism industry they learned to tolerate it.
16. City, suburban and and intercity public transportation is well organized and reasonably priced.
17. Besides souvenir and jeweler shops there is a small number of shops for shoes, apparel, computers, sport goods etc. Choice is not rich and prices are higher than in the other parts of Croatia.
18. From May till end of October You may expect warm see ideal for sun tanning, swimming and other water sports.
19. Traditional Family connections and community care for children is very strong and evolved. Therefore Dubrovnik is declared to be 'City for Kids'. That stands for network of well equipped nurseries, elementary schools, high schools as well as lot of different sport and art activities.
20. Croatia is member of the European Union so citizens of the EU have all rights as in any other EU country.

4 years ago

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Friendly people

✅ Rich history

✅ Affordable in off-season

✅ Tourist activities available year-round

✅ Good public transportation

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Family friendly

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Limited shopping options

❌ Cold homes in winter

❌ Slow service culture

❌ Not very LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Feels (median)

8°C / 46°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

11°C / 52°F cool

12°C / 54°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

24°C / 75°F warm

30°C / 86°F warm

28°C / 82°F warm

23°C / 73°F mild

18°C / 64°F cool

15°C / 59°F cool

8°C / 46°F cold

Real (median)

9°C / 48°F
cold

13°C / 55°F
cool

11°C / 52°F
cool

12°C / 54°F
cool

19°C / 66°F
mild

24°C / 75°F
warm

29°C / 83°F
very warm

27°C / 81°F
warm

23°C / 73°F
mild

17°C / 63°F
cool

15°C / 59°F
cool

9°C / 48°F
cold

Humidity

damp
74%

nice
66%

nice
55%

nice
62%

nice
63%

nice
60%

nice
57%

nice
53%

nice
61%

nice
60%

damp
71%

nice
63%

Most common

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☀️ Clear

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☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
153mm

rainy
160mm

rainy
70mm

rainy
126mm

rainy
59mm

dry
5mm

dry
11mm

rainy
54mm

dry
15mm

rainy
178mm

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244mm

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199mm

Cloud

pockets
48%

pockets
29%

pockets
26%

pockets
39%

pockets
33%

pockets
21%

pockets
17%

pockets
13%

pockets
27%

pockets
29%

cloudy
52%

pockets
42%

Air quality

clean
38 US AQI

clean
0** US AQI

clean
23 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

320 people

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900 people

920 people

1,171 people

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233 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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$4,829 / mo

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 8

✈️13min

$2,995 / mo

🌇 Also went here256 people

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°

✈️38min

$5,205 / mo

🌇 Also went here211 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.79/5 (Rank #159) 493 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍11 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,915 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 15 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 25°C77°F (feels 25°C77°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 46%
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Low: $1,013 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Croatia
🗓️ Average trip length	4 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	15 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (46%) = feels 25°C 77°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Cammeo
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 HRK in USD	USD 1.54
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	HRK 1,000 = USD 154
💸 Tipping	Yes, 10%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Buza Bar
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	6% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	28,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$12,159 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Nabava
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Easy Jet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Croatia Airlines

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,915 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,891 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$792 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$226 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,945 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$6,550 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,871 / month
🏠 Median home price	$72,281
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$138 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$215 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	0 / month
🍛 Dinner	$2
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	0
👩‍🏫 International school	$169 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$0 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	0 / trip