Sibenik

Croatia

Population
31,000
Coordinates
43.73° N, 15.89° E
Time zone
Europe/Zagreb
Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $1,484 a month in Sibenik, rent included: 75% less than in New York. The average net salary is $1,288 a month.

Medium confidence8 contributors
Sibenik at 43.73° N, 15.89° E

Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Sibenik; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

56out of 100
LivabilityMedium confidence
  • Purchasing power25%56
  • Safetycountry20%62
  • Health carecountry15%58
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%59
  • Connectivitycountry10%39
  • Cost10%54
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank in Croatia
#15
Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
#1,520

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
48.2
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
13.9
New York = 100
Purchasing power
99.1
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$1,288
Average, after tax
One person
$1,484
$724 without rent
Family of four
$2,944
$1,997 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$761
59% of a net salary
Price to income
15.0
Years of income to buy a 90 m² flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

Compare with

Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Sibenik, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemSibenikNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$13.78$25.00−45%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$51.66$140−63%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$7.69$14.00−45%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$3.16$8.00−61%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$4.59$10.00−54%
Cappuccino (regular)$2.38$6.37−63%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$1.91$3.80−50%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$1.09$2.89−62%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$1.05$1.36−23%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$1.15$4.68−75%
Rice, white (1 kg)$1.72$6.97−75%
Eggs (12)$3.72$5.73−35%
Local cheese (1 kg)$8.32$17.38−52%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$8.42$15.11−44%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$10.71$17.77−40%
Apples (1 kg)$1.34$6.11−78%
Bananas (1 kg)$1.64$2.20−25%
Oranges (1 kg)$1.42$5.77−75%
Tomato (1 kg)$1.22$6.25−80%
Potato (1 kg)$1.15$3.47−67%
Onion (1 kg)$1.33$4.17−68%
Lettuce (1 head)$0.57$2.72−79%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$0.99$2.50−60%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$4.59$20.00−77%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$1.29$3.21−60%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$0.80$3.96−80%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$5.51$19.00−71%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transport$1.43$3.00−52%
Monthly pass, regular price$22.96$140−84%
Taxi start, normal tariff$5.74$3.00+91%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$1.49$2.18−32%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$28.70$42.00−32%
Gasoline (1 l)$1.72$1.10+56%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$25,255$35,458−29%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$26,849$25,309+6%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)———
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$20.09$73.50−73%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$35.30$71.93−51%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$38.26$126−70%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)$22.96$62.38−63%
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$6.89$23.00−70%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$115$3,366−97%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$13,201$60,589−78%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$57.40$72.80−21%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$43.03$53.22−19%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$88.01$118−25%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$68.88$125−45%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$761$4,417−83%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre$574$3,033−81%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre$947$9,242−90%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre$789$5,461−86%
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centre$4,147$18,759−78%
Price per square meter, apartment outside centre$3,573$6,523−45%
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$1,288$5,178−75%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)3.73%6.49%−2.8 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

Show the monthly values
MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026—$761$1,288
Mar 202643.5$714$1,276
Aug 202542.6$714$1,249
May 202540.3$685$1,169
Apr 202541.2$697$1,162
Mar 202539.3$664$1,107
Feb 202535.6$636$1,064
Jan 202533.9$635$1,067
Dec 202434.4$639$1,072
Nov 202435.4$644$1,104
Oct 202435.8$637$1,116
Sep 202436.3$653$1,128
Aug 202435.1$636$1,084
Jul 202435.0$636$1,083
May 202437.5$434$1,038
Apr 202437.5$434$1,000
Mar 202437.8$438$1,008
Feb 202437.5$437$1,005
Jan 202438.8$460$1,011
Dec 202339.0$453$996
Nov 202336.0$422$969

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses Croatia's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Sibenik yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Sibenik. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Sibenik on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Sibenik yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Sibenik.

Internet

Croatia median; city not listed
93Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
40Mbps, fixed
Latency
10ms, fixed
Mobile download
120Mbps
Mobile latency
22ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

$4,147Per m² to buy in the centre, $3,573 outside
Price to income
15.0Years of income, 90 m² flat
Price to rent
29.0Years of rent, centre
Rental yield
3.5%Gross, centre
Mortgage rate
4.55%20-year fixed
80 m² in the centre
21.5Years of net salary

Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.

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About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Confidence
Medium confidence
Contributors
8Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20261 readings that month
Months with prices
2 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
98%1 basket items from the country median
Location
Matched to the extended GeoNames list
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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