Money & paymentsBy Clever Tourists · Published
Croatia's tourist tax is a per-person, per-night charge set by each town and season: a 2026 table based on the county decisions runs from about EUR 0.65 to EUR 2.65. Dubrovnik is EUR 2.65 from 1 April to 30 September and EUR 1.85 the rest of the year, Opatija EUR 2.20, and Rovinj, Poreč and Pula EUR 1.60 in summer. Children under 12 pay nothing and 12 to 18 pay half. It is almost never in the nightly price you see online, and it is added on top at the hotel or by your host. Rates here come from a 2026 comparison table that says it follows the county decisions, and from the Rovinj tourist board; we could not open the county decisions themselves, so ask your host for the exact figure. We spent 17 days in Croatia in August 2023: Zagreb 4, Osijek 3, Zadar 3, Šibenik 2, Split 2 and Dubrovnik 3.
Free toolConvert to your own currency at live rates →Live mid-market rates for all 17 currencies we used, so you can see what a price actually costs.Per person, per night, in hotels and similar accommodation (summer is 1 April to 30 September; winter is the rest):
• Dubrovnik: EUR 2.65 summer, EUR 1.85 winter.
• Split: one 2026 table says EUR 2.65 summer and EUR 1.86 winter; the ETOA list gives EUR 2.00 to EUR 2.50. Both appear to depend on the accommodation category, so treat the summer figure as EUR 2.00 to EUR 2.65 and ask.
• Trogir: EUR 2.65 summer, EUR 1.33 winter.
• Opatija: EUR 2.20 summer, EUR 1.50 winter.
• Rovinj, Poreč, Pula: EUR 1.60 summer, EUR 1.10 winter.
• Zadar County: EUR 1.50 all year.
• Small inland towns such as Vrgorac or Trilj: from EUR 0.65 to EUR 0.93.
• Campsites pay less, from about EUR 0.46 to EUR 1.99 depending on the county.
The table we used covers five counties (Istria, Primorje-Gorski kotar, Zadar, Split-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva). It does not cover Zagreb, Šibenik-Knin or the inland counties, so check those locally. The same source warns that some widely copied tables show outdated figures, such as Dubrovnik at EUR 1.86.
The exemptions are set nationally: children under 12 are exempt, 12 to 18 pay half, and adults with a disability of 70% or more, plus one companion, pay nothing. Everyone else pays per night, including business travellers and anyone staying in a private apartment.
A couple with a 14-year-old and a 9-year-old staying 7 nights in Dubrovnik in July pay: two adults at EUR 2.65 plus the teenager at EUR 1.325 and the child at nothing, which is about EUR 6.63 a night or EUR 46.38 for the week. Two adults for 7 nights in Rovinj in August pay 2 × 7 × EUR 1.60, or EUR 22.40.
At hotels it is usually a line on the invoice at check-in or checkout, in cash or card. On booking sites it is listed under "taxes and fees not included" or "payable at property". Private hosts who rent rooms in their own household often pay a fixed annual amount per bed instead, so some do not itemise a nightly tax. Rovinj's tourist board lists EUR 70.00 per bed for 2026 for private-household accommodation providers.
If a host asks for a nightly charge, ask whether it is the tourist tax or part of the price and whether it appears on a receipt. In Croatia, accommodation is registered in the eVisitor system, and the croatiaatlas table says guest registration must be done within 24 hours of arrival. That is the host's job, but you will be asked for your passport at check-in. See things to know before visiting Croatia for the police registration rule.
For two adults, the tax runs roughly EUR 3 to EUR 5.30 a night in summer on the busiest coast. A 10-night trip across Zagreb, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik adds up to a total in the tens of euros, not hundreds. The winter rate is lower, which is one of several reasons to read our best time to visit Croatia.
Look at the whole picture in our Croatia trip cost guide, and the Zagreb, Zadar and Dubrovnik itinerary for a route. Tipping norms are in tipping etiquette in the Balkans.
• Assuming the nightly price includes the tax.
• Using a copied table with last year's numbers.
• Paying a host's flat "tax" on top of a rate that already includes it.
• Forgetting that the summer rate window starts on 1 April, which includes Easter weekends.
• Treating Dubrovnik's rate as a national rate. Inland towns charge less than a third of the coastal maximum.
For route planning see our Croatia guide and, for onward travel, Croatia vs Montenegro.
EUR 2.65 per person per night from 1 April to 30 September and EUR 1.85 the rest of the year, per a 2026 table based on the county decision.
Children under 12 pay nothing and 12 to 18 pay half. Adults with a 70% or greater disability and one companion are exempt.
Usually not. It appears under taxes and fees payable at the property, or you pay it to the host at check-in.
Small inland towns charge as little as EUR 0.65 to EUR 0.93 per night; the coastal maximum is EUR 2.65.
Many private hosts pay an annual flat rate per bed instead, such as EUR 70 per bed in Rovinj for 2026, so a nightly charge from a host may not be the tourist tax. Ask for a receipt.
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