Where is renting cheaper: Lower Town or Upper Town – Medveščak?

The median asking rent today is €1,250 in Lower Town (161 listings) and €1,500 in Upper Town – Medveščak (168 listings). Per square metre: 16.2 €/m² and 15.0 €/m².

Which is quicker to Ban Jelačić Square: Lower Town or Upper Town – Medveščak?

By ZET tram or bus with walking, on weekdays between 7 and 9 am: about 7 min from Lower Town and about 20 min from Upper Town – Medveščak.

Lower Town

Upper Town – Medveščak

Neighbouring districts compared

Lower Town or Upper Town – Medveščak?

Two city districts that share a border, side by side: what people ask for rent there today, how you get to the centre and what's nearby. The numbers don't choose for you: each says how many listings stand behind it.

Renting today

Lower TownUpper Town – Medveščak
Median asking rent
€1,250
lower · 161 listings
€1,500
higher · 168 listings
Two-room flat, median
€900
about the same · 44 listings
€925
about the same · 30 listings
Price per m², median
16.2 €/m²
higher · 161 listings
15.0 €/m²
lower · 168 listings
Active listings
161
about the same
168
about the same
New in the last 30 days
8
more
1
fewer
Listings that state the bills
30 %
higher · 161 listings
18 %
lower · 168 listings

The district

Lower TownUpper Town – Medveščak
ZET to Ban Jelačić Square
7 min
shorter
20 min
longer
ZET to the main station
7 min
shorter
27 min
longer
Tram lines
14
more · Lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17
13
fewer · Lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17
City kindergartens per 10,000 residents
6.1
more
3.4
fewer
Primary schools per 10,000 residents
4.2
fewer
5.7
more
Pharmacies per 10,000 residents
8.0
more
6.4
fewer
Parks per 10,000 residents
9.0
about the same
9.1
about the same
Residents (2021 Census)
31,209
more
26,423
fewer
Households renting (2021 Census)
8.0 %
higher
7.0 %
lower
Empty dwellings (2021 Census)
28.9 %
higher
26.2 %
lower

Flats for rent: Lower Town Flats for rent: Upper Town – Medveščak

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Common questions

Where is renting cheaper: Lower Town or Upper Town – Medveščak?: The median asking rent today is €1,250 in Lower Town (161 listings) and €1,500 in Upper Town – Medveščak (168 listings). Per square metre: 16.2 €/m² and 15.0 €/m².
Which is quicker to Ban Jelačić Square: Lower Town or Upper Town – Medveščak?: By ZET tram or bus with walking, on weekdays between 7 and 9 am: about 7 min from Lower Town and about 20 min from Upper Town – Medveščak.

How we count

Rents are medians of today's active asking prices (a flat listed twice counts once), with the number of listings behind each. A median is shown only from 10 listings per district.

Minutes are ZET tram or bus travel time with walking, for weekday departures between 7 and 9 am (ZET timetable, 28 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026).

Residents, renting households and empty dwellings are from the 2021 Census (as of 31 August 2021); kindergartens, schools, pharmacies and parks from City of Zagreb open data and OpenStreetMap, per 10,000 residents because a bigger district has more of everything.