Slavonski Brod. Slavonski Brod is one of the cheapest cities to live in in Croatia. In fact, it is the cheapest one. Slavonski Brod is the second-largest city in Slavonia and is situated in the eastern part of the country near the Bosnia and Herzegovina border.

If you are looking for the most budget-friendly experience in Croatia, you should head to the continental interior or the northern coastal regions like Slavonia and Kvarner, rather than the famous southern Dalmatian coast. Slavonia, located in the east near the borders of Hungary and Serbia, is significantly cheaper than Dubrovnik or Split; you can find high-quality local meals and wine for less than half the price of the coastal tourist traps. For those who still want the sea, Zadar and the Makarska Riviera (south of Split but north of Dubrovnik) offer a much better "value-for-money" ratio, with lower accommodation costs and more reasonably priced "konobas" (traditional taverns). Additionally, the city of Rijeka and the Istrian peninsula (outside of the peak summer months) provide a more local, less "inflated" price structure. Generally, the rule in Croatia is that prices drop as you move away from the "Game of Thrones" filming locations; by simply choosing a base like Šibenik or a village in the Zagorje hills near Zagreb, you can enjoy a Mediterranean lifestyle for a fraction of the cost of the southern "Pearl of the Adriatic."