Croatia is by European standards a relatively inexpensive destination, although prices for accommodation and dining on the Adriatic coast are creeping up to levels common in any major resort.

Currency

Since January 2023 the official currency of Croatia has been the EURO (€). The country’s previous national currency, the Kuna, ceased to be legal tender on January 15 2023. If you have any Kuna notes left over from a previous visit, you are allowed to exchange them for Euro in any Croatian bank or post office until the end of 2023.

The Euro coins minted in Croatia carry images of the kuna (pine marten), the country’s national animal; Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the ethnic Serbian, Croatian-born inventor famous for his advances in electricity and radio waves; and the letters ‘HR’ (’Hrvatska’ or ‘Croatia’) in Glagolitic, the alphabet used by the Croatian clergy in the medieval period (and in some areas right up until the 18th century).

Typical costs

• At the budget end (staying in hostels, rarely eating out, walking and visiting mostly free sights), you might be able to get away with about €65/person/day.

• A more average budget for most visitors (staying at standard hotels or B&Bs, eating out once a day, going to the full range of sights and taking public transport), would be around double that, at €130/person/day.

• Double that again and €260/person/day buys a pretty high-end experience, with smart hotels, meals at the full range of restaurants and taking taxis around town whenever you feel like it.

Note that traveling solo will probably raise any of these per-person-costs by at least a third for all except budget travellers.