Prices in Croatia 2025. How much do vacation on the Adriatic cost and what went up the most?
Prices in Croatia may surprise. The Australian influencer Christina Podolyan caused a storm on the web, publishing a recording on Tiktok, in which she points to high prices in one of the Croatian stores. Podolyan emphasizes that 0.5 liters of milk costs 3 euros (about PLN 13), shampoo – 8.55 euros (around 36 PLN), and a can of tuna – 4.29 euros (around 18 PLN).
“How do you live here?” – he asks, citing a conversation with a taxi driver who revealed that he earns an average of 800 euros per month (approx. PLN 3.4 thousand).
“It's a madness,” he adds. Her recording has already been watched almost a million times, and in the comments Internet users point out that prices in tourist resorts can be overstated.
Prices in Croatia by 50 percent up
Statistics confirm that Croatia has significantly sticked in recent years – writes Next.gazeta.pl. According to data from the Central Statistical Office (CBS), prices in the restaurant and hotel segment have increased by as much as 70 % since 2015, while the overall price increase was 29 percent.
Only in three years – from June 2021 to June 2024 – prices in hotels and restaurants increased by 51.7 percent, which puts Croatia in an unfavorable light compared to other popular destinations, such as Portugal (36.8 percent) or Montenegro (33.9 percent).
Where in Europe can you spend the cheapest vacation? To answer this question, we compared prices in different countries. More in this text.
Croatia: Will higher prices deter tourists? Prime Minister: Other countries also have the sea
In 2024, Croatia was visited by 21.3 million tourists, which means an increase of 4 percent. year on year. However, there are more and more voices that rising prices may discourage vacationers in the long run. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković calls for caution in the price policy, emphasizing that competition in the tourism industry is huge.
“We are not the only target of tourist travel. Other countries also offer the sea, beaches, islands and rich cultural heritage. We must take care of the competitiveness of Croatia,” said Plenković at the beginning of June.
Source: next.gazeta.pl, Christinapodolyan [TikTok]
