Have Prices In Croatia gone insane???

[@filipsalamon]

Croatia, where you get to pay premium for the luxury of dining at a plastic table.

[@maslina4567]

@filipsalamon Or at wooden tables beneath olive trees or overlooking the sea or hills...we have many atmospheric options. I don't recall the last time I ate out somewhere with plastic tables and my favourite places certainly aren't posh.

[@JaceVibe]

I agree that 1 € on 4 is a big increase, but Croats now treat euros as if they were kunas. I think most sellers simply add a rounded amount - either 50 cents or 1 euro, and local consumers are still not fully conscious of the worth of the euro. As for burek, I think 2.50 is definitely too pricey, considering we're talking about friggin Benkovac. Those are Zagreb prices. Sunscreen you can easily get for much less, at least in chain stores like DM or Spar. Nivea is on the expensive side and I don't see any advantage in it, so I never buy it. There is definitely a lot of greed in Croatia. There wouldn't be as much corruption if there wasn't. And yes, people are short-sighted and self-centered.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@JaceVibe yeah I agree with this, I was saying no way would they be increasing this much if it was Kuna. Euros are like fun coupons 😂

[@sonjavukoja4936]

Yes , GREED is the key word in Croatia ! Smell of easy money and insatiable appetite to make it at any price ! Only blinded and short sighted people will continue cutting the branch they are sitting on ! All that price madness will STOP, sooner than later !

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

Yeah prices have gone mad. Beer used to be 12-13 kunas if you sat in a bar. Now its 3-4€ in the same bar. Crazy what happened.

[@knjiggaofficial7733]

@@Omgiamsotriggered Gas used to be 3kn, and icecream 1,5kn. Croatia is just going with the global program.

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

@@knjiggaofficial7733 Yeah but that was way way back, im talking about a mere 1-2 year difference. Price have gone up 300% its mad.

[@gorgonzola8084]

the prices of the real estate in the Dalmatia inland are indeed also high, from Zadar to Dubrovnik. Cities like Drnis, Vrlika, Sinj are all high. You can find some cheaper real estate in the surroundings of imotski, but that’s to far of a drive from airports or the sea, practically it’s almost Bosnia. I’m (we are) lucky that my father in law has a house in central Dalmatia and it’s a family house and we always spend our holidays there each summer. Another benefit is we are not in a touristy location and are among the locals. For going out for dinner it’s also cheaper, but prices have gone up. We often go to Bosnia and have a 3 course meal for 3 persons less the €50,-

[@mmaadd09]

Croatia was my summer holiday destination for 7 years, but this year I went to Greece. It’s cheaper, even though I took a plane, whereas for Croatia, I always drive myself.

[@Timo-qb1gf]

Paid 6€ for a king ice cream at one of the kornati islands. Istria and Dalmatia restaurant prices were all crazy, cheaper in Italy and many other countries.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@Timo-qb1gf 6 euro 😭😭

[@gorgonzola8084]

I remember the times 3 kunas for one kugala. Insane prices these days.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@gorgonzola8084 can’t even imagine that lol

[@TerbrugZondolop]

That is cheap. Wait till you buy fish

[@gentz8310]

Brancin filet with side dish 19€ in middle of Zadar in high season weeks ago. Expensive? Go to mlinar and buy a burek for 2,50€. Questions?

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

On one side i like the price hike due to the decrease in lower budget tourists and decrease in mass tourism... on the other hand it makes no sense for local population. It would be interesting to see what or who is buying up property in Croatia. There is a LOT of empty real estate in Croatia.

[@bosanskislavonac]

You don't know what you talking about . Lower Budget tourists are backbone of Croatian tourism. Tell me who will rent 20 m2 apartment in let's say Makarska or Crikvenica? Rich billionaires? Dont think so. Without standard and low budget tourists there would be a lot of problems for rentiers who invested in this type of properties. Without mass tourism, the whole coastal region, especially Dalmatia is jobless.

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

@@bosanskislavonac You are stuck in past, today lower budget tourists are not middle class Germans or Czechs. It's the cheap younger generations and north European youth looking for cheap alcohol.

[@winterviv]

Supply and demand, there was an insane amount of tourists in Zadar last year. Increasing the prices suck but it means there’s less tourists and they Croatia gets the same amount of tourism revenue. Kind of a win win as long as they lower their prices outside of tourist season

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@winterviv as long as they lower the prices, but will they?

[@winterviv]

@@Dusan.Grujic unlikely, but theres more money in croatia than people think

[@stevefrompolaca2403]

the EU intends imo to turn the adriatic into a rich mans getaway, the high prices drive out everyday tourists... I get that impression from Paul Bradburys podcasts which are essentialy tourist ads on behalf of the HR government, always pushing the high end stuff and, as always, the ordinary folk are just chattel bred to serve.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@stevefrompolaca2403 going to be massive gap between rich and poor eventually.

[@stevefrompolaca2403]

@@Dusan.Grujic already is,I presume alas, but maybe the tide is turning ;)

[@reconquista1911]

I've checked lately one of the hotels he had advertised. It was impossible to book it on Booking or AirBnb. Even for the summer of 2025.

[@kriswujko]

I watch the video again they did this in Poland and….. no tourist in the beagining of season …. Now prices went down… 36 zl full meal soup and second dish so it’s like 8 euro locals get it for 6 so not bad…. I saw the sunscreen for like 21euro in tucepi this year….i don’t know what will happen but printing is coming I guess❤

[@T.Account.356]

I just got back to Australia after 3 months in Croatia, I couldn’t believe the prices of food in the supermarket, how do locals or pensioners do it? I paid double for sunscreen in Croatia than I would in Australia… needless to say I’m poor now haha

[@knjiggaofficial7733]

Simple economics - the prices went up drastically and still this is going to be a record year for tourism. That's the invisible hand of the market saying - the prices still aren't high enough and people are still finding it worth while to spend their money. Once they stop, they will go somewhere else to spend their money and drive the prices up there. Anyway the prices aren't going down any time soon.

[@animebest2621]

Cash out on tourism and screw the locals in the meantime yep good decision

[@Arazhul12]

There should have different prices for natives. But there's nothing wrong with having same prices as Spain and Italy for tourists.

[@RobertNikolaGrujic-pk6li]

Hey mate, Im born in Sweden moved to Serbia so kinda similar to you, my surname is also Grujic, didnt know it was croatian aswell. About the prices, I just dont look anymore, just try to be frugal and buy what i want/need 😂

[@Ivan80054]

Pa i nije hrvatsko prezime Grujic,srpsko je.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

Theres alot of Grujic's about! Goodl luck with your new life in Serbia :)

[@JaceVibe]

When it comes to real estate, I think there is no justification for price increases. It's ludicrous. Croatia is losing population constantly, and there are nowhere near enough Westerners coming in to compensate for it. Even Zagreb is losing population and prices keep rising nevertheless. I'm afraid big property owners are only becoming bigger and bigger, eating up supply to use as investment, either for reselling or for renting. Laws will have to be passed to control this, otherwise it will end very badly for the common man.

[@Timo-qb1gf]

But who is still paying those high prices? Renting and buying in Zagreb costs nearly the same as in southern Germany, where incomes are more than double and still can't afford anything anymore. Something doesn't add up.

[@damonmelendez856]

@@Timo-qb1gfcorporate landlords are holding places empty in order to put pressure on the market.

[@pavspol]

20 euros for a toxic sunscreen? 🙈

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@pavspol yeah I never buy it anyway 😂

[@pavspol]

@@Dusan.Grujic that's good.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

@@pavspol oh yeah better getting a good old sunburn and skin cancer (btw i dont use nivea sunscreen)

[@pavspol]

@@Tonyx.yt. who says anything about sunburn and skin cancer? Do I say anything like that in my comment? You really think those toxic sunscreens will prevent that? How gullible can you be. I know marketing goes deep into subconscious but come on man. I live in subtropics, don’t use suncreens and I don’t get sunburned. I must be a magician 😄

[@Ffhh-c6i]

Bosnia is now expensive too and Serbia now even more then Croatia and it was always other way around.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

yeah prices in Serbia are insane for the salary there

[@robertm324]

That's just called croatian greed which will go up until infinity. Locals either know which places to avoid and find cheaper substitutes for bars/shops/restaurants/bakeries or completely boycott them. I've saw a british guy pay 23€+tip for three items in a split bar - beer, coffee and an omlet. A lot of croats shat on me in comments saying "but brooo it's split riva". Total buying price of the items is like 5-6€ max (plus you can make like 4 omlets at home) and only way to justify the price would be if the bar/restaurant is situated on a remote island where the items can't get delivered easily. Most of bars and restaurants likely just work during the season, milk tourists dry as much as possible and lean back for rest of the year. Crossing my finger it bites in the ass.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

I avoid Split in general, not really my vibe there. too busy, and usually smells on the Riva. Cant believe they are charging people 23 euros for a coffee and an omlette lol. But yeah youre right, they have a chilled life. graft hard in the summer and milk everyone dry and then feet up for the rest of the year.

[@Ffhh-c6i]

@@Dusan.Grujic Smell is from sulphurous water that springs there.

[@knjiggaofficial7733]

It's just capitalism. The high prices are a filter for people that can't afford them. Noone is forcing you to pay them. And as long as there is enough people that are going to pay the high prices, they aren't going down.

[@Niño-d6q]

Did you get electricity connected to your house?

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@Niño-d6q yep! Took 8 months

[@Phiyedough]

Please don't make blanket statements about house prices. It is the coast that is expensive there are still good bargains inland.

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@Phiyedough I bought my house pre euro in land and there is no way on earth I could buy it for the same price now. Not a chance. If you’re talking about inland miles from the sea then sure the prices are still cheap, because no one wants them. I’m talking about properties by the sea or 30 mins drive away.

[@Phiyedough]

@@Dusan.Grujic Lots of British people retire to Hungary (or did before Brexit) and Hungary does not even have a coast.

[@TerbrugZondolop]

Bullshit

[@k.a.9397]

Check prices in Turkey.. even worse

[@Dusan.Grujic]

Never been but i though tit was cheap there?

[@k.a.9397]

@@Dusan.Grujic not any more especially in touristic places

[@kriswujko]

Yes they did😅

[@alohallo2879]

Greed..thats what it is..

[@NikolausFedermann-im5nf]

You want the Euro, you got the Euro and that are the consequences. No surprise, so why do you complain?

[@Dusan.Grujic]

@@NikolausFedermann-im5nf i can’t remember asking for the euro

[@NikolausFedermann-im5nf]

@@Dusan.Grujic Not you in special but many others who want full" participation" in the" fantastic" EU.

[@maslina4567]

I've never wanted the euro here, either, and don't know anyone who does.

[@NikolausFedermann-im5nf]

@@maslina4567 So, why at least you have that mess?

[@Ffhh-c6i]

@@NikolausFedermann-im5nf The prices are not up because of euro but because big increase in salaries and this drives inflation up. Croatia household spending are the among the highest in eu for the last few years and this keeps prices high.