City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Kraków
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,260 in Kraków, rent included — Kraków is 6% cheaper overall.
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
🇵🇱 Kraków
Warsaw salaries in a smaller, cheaper, prettier city.
Monthly budget: €1,260
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Split or Kraków?
On salary, Kraków pays more for tech roles (€2,800 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,540 in Kraków at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €780 in Kraków. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Kraków at 81 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.