Cost of living comparison

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Split vs. Alicante Cost of Living Summary

Split is 18.2% more expensive than Alicante.

Restaurants
pay 48.1% more in Split
Groceries
pay 3.6% more in Split
Transportation
pay 35.2% more in Split
Housing
pay 27.8% more in Split
Childcare
pay 33.2% less in Split
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.5% more in Split
Clothing
pay 14.7% more in Split

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Split are more expensive than in Alicante.

Split vs. Alicante Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Split instead of Alicante, you would:

pay 48.1% more for restaurants

 
Alicante
Split
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.21
$17.52
HRK114.56
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.51
€9.12
$10.40
HRK67.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.36
€2.05
$3.60
HRK23.54

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

 
Alicante
Split
Bread
1 loaf
$1.77
€1.54
$2.13
HRK13.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.43
€6.45
$7.43
HRK48.58
Milk (1 gallon) $5.20
€4.51
$5.40
HRK35.31

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

 
Alicante
Split
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.78
€5.89
$6.62
HRK43.26
Monthly public transit pass $27.45
€23.83
$44.97
HRK294.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,969.97
€33,826.64
$38,460.23
HRK251K

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pay 27.8% more for housing

 
Alicante
Split
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.32
€27.19
$37.86
HRK247.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,030.48
€894.48
$1,040.88
HRK6,806.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $816.52
€708.75
$752.96
HRK4,923.72

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pay 33.2% less for childcare

 
Alicante
Split
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $720.26
€625.20
$197.78
HRK1,293.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,687.10
€9,276.60
$11,329.50
HRK74,084.97

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Alicante
Split
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.92
€2.53
$5.84
HRK38.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
€1.88
$3.01
HRK19.66
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.13
€5.32
$5.84
HRK38.19

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

 
Alicante
Split
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.03
€68.60
$88.18
HRK576.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.54
€27.37
$40.15
HRK262.54
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.33
€84.49
$118.92
HRK777.65

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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