Zagreb in numbers · Rent and wages
Rents and wages in Zagreb
Contracted flat rent in Zagreb averaged €12.82 per m² a month in 2025, more than double the €5.60 of 2013. The average net wage of employees living in Zagreb was €1,784 (Q2 2026).
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Contracted rent 2025
€12.8/m²
median, 3,341 registered leases
Asking rent now
€14.5/m²
median of our listings, 28 Oct 2026
Average net wage
€1,784
Zagreb, Q2 2026
| €/m² a month | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | €5.60 |
| 2014 | €5.78 |
| 2015 | €5.91 |
| 2016 | €5.06 |
| 2017 | €6.18 |
| 2018 | €6.31 |
| 2019 | €7.22 |
| 2020 | €7.21 |
| 2021 | €7.84 |
| 2022 | €8.71 |
| 2023 | €9.88 |
| 2024 | €11.29 |
| 2025 | €12.82 |
Average monthly rent per m² from registered flat leases that state a rent. Source: City of Zagreb, real-estate market report 2025. The City warns that trends should be read with caution because the data is limited.
Asking and contracted rent
The median asking rent in our listings is now €14.5 per m². The median contracted rent from registered leases for 2025 is €12.8 per m² (3,341 contracts).
The two can't simply be subtracted: ours are from 2026, the official ones from 2025; ours are asking prices, theirs agreed rents; and only 11.2% of leases registered in Zagreb state a rent. Official figures exist only for the whole city, not by district.
| Share of wage | |
|---|---|
| Upper Town – Medveščak · €950 | 53.3 % |
| Lower Town · €900 | 50.4 % |
| Trnje · €900 | 50.4 % |
| Peščenica – Žitnjak · €800 | 44.8 % |
| Trešnjevka – South · €800 | 44.8 % |
| Trešnjevka – North · €730 | 40.9 % |
| Maksimir · €700 | 39.2 % |
| Črnomerec · €680 | 38.1 % |
| New Zagreb – West · €650 | 36.4 % |
Median asking rent for two-room flats per district (our listings, last 90 days, districts with at least 12 listings) as a share of the average net wage in Zagreb (€1,784, Q2 2026, DZS).
What salary a flat needs
A common affordability yardstick is rent at most 30% of net income. By that yardstick, the median two-room flat in New Zagreb – West needs about €2,170 net a month, and in Upper Town – Medveščak about €3,170.
| District | Share of wage | Wage at 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Town – Medveščak€950 · n 29 | 53.3 % | €3,170 |
| Lower Town€900 · n 44 | 50.4 % | €3,000 |
| Trnje€900 · n 22 | 50.4 % | €3,000 |
| Peščenica – Žitnjak€800 · n 21 | 44.8 % | €2,670 |
| Trešnjevka – South€800 · n 23 | 44.8 % | €2,670 |
| Trešnjevka – North€730 · n 30 | 40.9 % | €2,430 |
| Maksimir€700 · n 27 | 39.2 % | €2,330 |
| Črnomerec€680 · n 20 | 38.1 % | €2,270 |
| New Zagreb – West€650 · n 21 | 36.4 % | €2,170 |
That's one person's pay: a two-income household or flatmates share the cost. The DZS average covers employees of legal entities by place of residence; sole traders and the self-employed are excluded.
Frequently asked
- What is the average net salary in Zagreb?
- The average monthly net salary of employees in the City of Zagreb was €1,784 in Q2 2026, according to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (county figures). For Croatia as a whole it was €1,553.
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Method and sources
Contracted rents and wages are official figures with their periods. Asking rents come from our live listings (each flat once), the median per district with at least 12 listings. The share of the wage is the median rent divided by the average net wage.