Croatia

Maybe this is the wrong place for this I am not sure.

I have been on holiday in Croatia its a stunningly beautiful country in parts and they have keep the Croatian culture despite mass tourism. I would go back and highly recommend it for a holiday.

A few things intrigue me despite seeing vines every where wine was expensive as expensive as here? beer was very cheap about 1.40 euro for a large beer, eating out was very cheap if you got a pizza around 6 euro for a very large one but anything else was there about with Irish prices or maybe only mildly lower?. Food in the supermarkets appeared to be about the same price as here.

The min wage is only 396 a month yet the country appears wealthy and there didn't appear to be much poverty.

Anyone know the answerers to these questions I am curious.

BMJD

either a nation of beer-swilling pizza eaters, or a bunch of shoplifters

Nodin

mariaalice wrote: »

Maybe this is the wrong place for this I am not sure.

I have been on holiday in Croatia its a stunningly beautiful country in parts and they have keep the Croatian culture despite mass tourism. I would go back and highly recommend it for a holiday.

A few things intrigue me despite seeing vines every where wine was expensive as expensive as here? beer was very cheap about 1.40 euro for a large beer, eating out was very cheap if you got a pizza around 6 euro for a very large one but anything else was there about with Irish prices or maybe only mildly lower?. Food in the supermarkets appeared to be about the same price as here.

The min wage is only 396 a month yet the country appears wealthy and there didn't appear to be much poverty.

Anyone know the answerers to these questions I am curious.

Higher prices in the tourist areas?

Leogirl

I was there 2-3 years ago+ thought it was very cheap. It was the last week in sept when I went so end of tourist season. The only tourists we met were German, really only locals left there at the time. We were told prices were higher a few weeks beforehand.

thelad95

Country with thriving tourism industry charges high prices shocker!!!!!

threebagsfull

I found it to be expensive but I presume that was because we were in the Old Town of Dubrovnik mostly. I don't think they'd charge the prices we saw there, elsewhere. They just have a huge footfall in that place.
Gorgeous place though, I would love to go back.

PandaPoo

We went to Zadar on our honeymoon and it was amazing. Found everything to be really cheap. Will definitely go back, beautiful country and lovely people.

Honeymooned in Hvar and Makarska. Loved it. That was 12 years back and early in season, May. Was cheap enough then apart from Dubrovnik.

ScumLord

It's probably cheaper outside of tourist areas, the other thing they might be doing is importing branded goods for the tourists. This would make those branded goods expensive as they wouldn't be buying all that much, they're only importing a small amount and locals wouldn't be too interested so they don't get the bulk discounts a nation like ours would get.

professore

Was on the Istrian peninsula last summer (up north). Found everything very cheap compared to here and high quality food - not recommended for vegetarians though !

Lovely country, great scenery, lots to see and do, lovely people. Highly recommended.

Magico Gonzalez

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsee/2015/03/19/croatias-economy-under-milanovic-recession-and-policy-response/

Currently in a 5 year recession, lower growth than the rest of Europe, lower foreign investment, pretty bad statistics for youth unemployment with unemployment increasing every year since 2009. Currently sitting at around 17% In short until Europe returns to growth Croatia will continue to struggle, inside or outside the EU.

nice place for a holiday, tougher place to earn a living.

professore

professore wrote: »

Was on the Istrian peninsula last summer (up north). Found everything very cheap compared to here and high quality food - not recommended for vegetarians though !

Lovely country, great scenery, lots to see and do, lovely people. Highly recommended.

That another thing I couldn't understand.. the local markets were full of lovely fruit and vegetables, however in restaurant's it was all meat and fish and very little vegetables or fruit.

As I am not a big drinker I loved the coffee culture they have.

ScumLord

mariaalice wrote: »

That another thing I couldn't understand.. the local markets were full of lovely fruit and vegetables, however in restaurant's it was all meat and fish and very little vegetables or fruit.

Sound like they eat mostly fruit and veg at home and treat themselves to meat and fish when they go out. Probably a pretty good way of eating.

iDave

Visited Dubrovnik, Split and Hvar.

Great country to visit. Dub is unsurprisingly pricing but the old city is magnificent. Also did a day trip across the border to Mostar and got and meal for 2 and 2 bottles of coke for €12.00.

Hvar is a great little island, play ground of the rich by the looks of the boats docked but great restaurants and bars.

bob skunkhouse

mariaalice wrote: »

I have been on holiday in Croatia its a stunningly beautiful country in parts and they have keep the Croatian culture despite mass tourism. I would go back and highly recommend it for a holiday.

I'm heading there in a few weeks and I've a quick question if that's alright?
Where did you buy your Kuna? Here's me foolishly thinking they were strangled by the yoyo only to find they've their own currency.

Cheers,
Bob.

Vincent Vega

If you're in Dublin No1Currency on Westmoreland St beside Central Bank.
They sell Kuna and have a click & collect service here.

meeeeh

mariaalice wrote: »

That another thing I couldn't understand.. the local markets were full of lovely fruit and vegetables, however in restaurant's it was all meat and fish and very little vegetables or fruit.

As I am not a big drinker I loved the coffee culture they have.

Fruit is eaten as fruit or in fruit salads. Meet and fish are very dominant in food. I am SIovenian not Croatian but I think there are certain similarities in diet. Often vegetable part of the meal comes from salads and they need to be ordered separately. Tomato, lettuce, beans or whafever is on the menus. If there is a salad bar you can choose the size and fill the bowl with anything there. You could get anything from roasted pepper to courgettes, beetroot or carrots.

As for living standards, I haven't been to Croatia for a while now but it's not supposed to be great at the moment. Again there are certain differences in how people live and often you would have large family house where two adult generations live, preferably on different floors. Mortgages would be certainly lower or non-existent.

seenitall

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsee/2015/03/19/croatias-economy-under-milanovic-recession-and-policy-response/

Currently in a 5 year recession, lower growth than the rest of Europe, lower foreign investment, pretty bad statistics for youth unemployment with unemployment increasing every year since 2009. Currently sitting at around 17% In short until Europe returns to growth Croatia will continue to struggle, inside or outside the EU.

nice place for a holiday, tougher place to earn a living.

From the stats so far this year, Croatia comes 8th in the number of new arrivals applying for their PPS number in Ireland (after Poland, Romania, Spain, Brazil, UK, France and Italy). Note that all these countries higher in ranking than Croatia, dwarf it as to population size.

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Personal-Public-Service-Number-Statistics-on-Numbers-Issued.aspx

Emigration to Ireland is a bit of a social phenomenon in Croatia at the moment, you might say that everyone's at it or wants to be at it, from the kitchen porters to anesthesiologists. Sadly, that seems to be the main thing that entering the EU meant for the youth of Croatia - ease of immigration to a country whose language most young Croatians speak already and which is open to them for employment opportunities (the UK remains closed). A sore indictment at the way Croatia is run at the moment imo.

Right Turn Clyde

I spent a week in Dubrovnik, which I found very expensive, although I was expecting it. I thought the food was average, at best, and the service in restaurants and bars was uniformly awful. I thought this quite strange given how focussed on tourism the area is. It's a gorgeous area though and the Old Town is breathtaking.

recylingbin

Their women are hot. So no one goes out. Why would you?

lazybones32

mariaalice wrote: »

Maybe this is the wrong place for this I am not sure.

I have been on holiday in Croatia its a stunningly beautiful country in parts and they have keep the Croatian culture despite mass tourism. I would go back and highly recommend it for a holiday.

A few things intrigue me despite seeing vines every where wine was expensive as expensive as here? beer was very cheap about 1.40 euro for a large beer, eating out was very cheap if you got a pizza around 6 euro for a very large one but anything else was there about with Irish prices or maybe only mildly lower?. Food in the supermarkets appeared to be about the same price as here.

The min wage is only 396 a month yet the country appears wealthy and there didn't appear to be much poverty.

Anyone know the answerers to these questions I am curious.

A Czech friend told me that there is a 'local' price and a 'tourist' price for some products in Prague. Maybe that is happening here?