Croatia
How much home does a salary buy in Zagreb?
In Zagreb, the average net yearly salary buys 6.8 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 8.8 full years of salary, rank 25 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€2,917MPGI & EIZ, Pregled tržišta nekretnina RH 2025 · median, transaction (registered purchase contracts; eNekretnine Zbirka kupoprodajnih cijena), 2025 calendar year
Average net wage€1,661DZS Statistika u nizu – Zaposlenost i plaće, pregled po županijama, Tab. 9.4.9. (row Ukupno, column Ø 2025.) · mean, city, 2025, annual average of the 12 monthly values (Ø 2025.)
Years of pay for 60 m²8.8
m² per year of pay6.8 m²
A Data quality: Official city data · Price and wage: 2025 · Rank in Europe: 25 of 53
Prices and wages in Zagreb, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €1,597 | €1,132 | 7.1 |
| 2022. | €1,929 | €1,205 | 8.0 |
| 2023. | €2,332 | €1,345 | 8.7 |
| 2024. | €2,682 | €1,530 | 8.8 |
| 2025. | €2,917 | €1,661 | 8.8 |
| 2026. | – | €1,777 (part of the year) | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Zagreb, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €1,661 | 8.8 salaries |
| Nurse | €1,832 | 8.0 salaries |
| Teacher | €2,070 | 7.0 salaries |
| IT specialist | €3,244 | 4.5 salaries |
| Shop worker | €1,216 | 12.0 salaries |
| Builder | €1,191 | 12.2 salaries |
Other cities
| Krakow Poland | 22 of 53 | 8.5 salaries |
| Vilnius Lithuania | 23 of 53 | 8.6 salaries |
| Milan Italy | 24 of 53 | 8.7 salaries |
| Warsaw Poland | 26 of 53 | 8.9 salaries |
| Porto Portugal | 27 of 53 | 9.1 salaries |
| Copenhagen Denmark | 28 of 53 | 9.3 salaries |