Where is renting cheaper: Maksimir or Peščenica – Žitnjak?

The median asking rent today is €1,400 in Maksimir (151 listings) and €950 in Peščenica – Žitnjak (45 listings). Per square metre: 13.6 €/m² and 16.4 €/m².

Which is quicker to Ban Jelačić Square: Maksimir or Peščenica – Žitnjak?

By ZET tram or bus with walking, on weekdays between 7 and 9 am: about 23 min from Maksimir and about 31 min from Peščenica – Žitnjak.

Maksimir

Peščenica – Žitnjak

Neighbouring districts compared

Maksimir or Peščenica – Žitnjak?

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

MaksimirPeščenica – Žitnjak
Median asking rent
€1,400
higher · 151 listings
€950
lower · 45 listings
Two-room flat, median
€700
lower · 27 listings
€800
higher · 19 listings
Price per m², median
13.6 €/m²
lower · 151 listings
16.4 €/m²
higher · 45 listings
Active listings
151
more
45
fewer
New in the last 30 days
2
fewer
5
more
Listings that state the bills
33 %
higher · 151 listings
22 %
lower · 45 listings

The district

MaksimirPeščenica – Žitnjak
ZET to Ban Jelačić Square
23 min
shorter
31 min
longer
ZET to the main station
31 min
about the same
32 min
about the same
Tram lines
9
about the same · Lines: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17
9
about the same · Lines: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 17
City kindergartens per 10,000 residents
2.3
fewer
3.2
more
Primary schools per 10,000 residents
2.5
about the same
2.6
about the same
Pharmacies per 10,000 residents
4.4
more
2.5
fewer
Parks per 10,000 residents
5.1
more
4.5
fewer
Residents (2021 Census)
47,356
fewer
53,023
more
Households renting (2021 Census)
6.9 %
lower
8.6 %
higher
Empty dwellings (2021 Census)
21.6 %
lower
25.6 %
higher

Flats for rent: Maksimir Flats for rent: Peščenica – Žitnjak

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Common questions

Where is renting cheaper: Maksimir or Peščenica – Žitnjak?: The median asking rent today is €1,400 in Maksimir (151 listings) and €950 in Peščenica – Žitnjak (45 listings). Per square metre: 13.6 €/m² and 16.4 €/m².
Which is quicker to Ban Jelačić Square: Maksimir or Peščenica – Žitnjak?: By ZET tram or bus with walking, on weekdays between 7 and 9 am: about 23 min from Maksimir and about 31 min from Peščenica – Žitnjak.

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.