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My holidays in Croatia (Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik) are coming to an end.

Positives

1) Beautiful country

2) Nice weather

Negatives

1) Scammer mentality : starting 2023, Croatia adopted the Euro. Instead of just converting the prices from Kuna to Euro following the official exchange rate, most merchants jumped on the opportunity to rise prices (up to 50% in some cases) and scam people, especially to milk unsuspecting tourists. Ex : a taxi drive from Dubrovnik Port to my hotel would have cost me 18euros. Fortunately, my gf suggested using Uber, which meant that I ended up paying... 4 euros, because the price is determined by the algorithm leaving no room for the taxi scammers.

I live in France (minimum wage = 1200e), and life is cheaper there than Croatia (minimum wage = 600e). Doesn't make sense.

2) Cold, unfriendly people : croatians I came across didn't make me feel welcomed. They rarely smile or look at you straight in the eyes. They seemed like cold robots who don't give a fuck that you are visiting their country.

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Gigi 2y ago

A scoop of ice cream went from 10 Kuna or less (EUR 1.20) to EUR 1.50 to EUR 2.00 to EUR 2.50 in a matter of weeks 😅

Viktor Vsk 2y ago

Aren’t resort countries with access to beautiful and warm seas/oceans supposed to see price increase each time the season starts especially after joining Schengen and experiencing such an influx in tourists?

Franky 2y ago

1) The absurd price increases are not limited to touristic areas. I have a friend whose grandmother lives in Zagreb and witnessed it there too.

2) Price increases depend on the merchant and the level of scamming they want to enforce : a bottle of water (same brand) can have a price delta of up to 1e in the same area

3) How do you explain that a ride using uber cost me 4e instead of 18e had I used a classic taxi ?

4) Restaurants' old menu cards denominated in Kuna from one year ago (that you can find in google reviews) showcase the absurd price increases

5) There is no way that a double espresso would cost me more in Split than in Champs Elysées. No way.

It's not only a demand/supply dynamic that pushes prices up. There's definetly scamming of unsuspecting tourists with higher purchasing power (people from France, Germany, Austria, UK...) going on.

NetkoDrugi 2y ago

I agree. I live in Dubrovnik/Croatia and after the adoptation of Euro, prices gone skyrocketing, merchants talking about inflation. I often go to Bosnia to shop, and prices are there like 50% for some things I buy here in Croatia (same brands, same products, in fact very products from Croatia are 50% cheaper to buy in Bosnia). Mind boggling. I'm sorry about the unfriendly people, but I agree about that too (I'm Croat), everything changed in last 20 years, everybody is just chasing money. I remember times when people reffered to us as easygoing, not caring for material stuff, but that is far from truth now. The society is going in wrong direction, I'm affraid.

Franky 2y ago

You have nothing to be sorry about freindo. I still enjoyed my stay in your lovely country. It's just hard to swallow sometimes when you KNOW you are getting scammed.

The fiat virus is infecting people the world over, not only Croatia !

Cheers🍻