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Croatia / Southeastern Europe

Zagreb City Intelligence

Zagreb is Croatia's Adriatic-adjacent capital, useful for comparing relocation and remote-work contexts within the EU regulatory frame. Zagreb is a southeastern europe city of about ~1.1M metro in Croatia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Zagreb sits around the indexed median (72/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.1M metro
View of Zagreb, Croatia

Image credit: Image: Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall score

Compare Zagreb directional indicators alongside other EU regional capitals using cost, connectivity, transport, and country-level signals.

Overall72/100
Affordability76/100
Air quality70/100
Energy68/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

72/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Zagreb data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Zagreb city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score72/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living76/100Zagreb's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality70/100Zagreb's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy68/100Zagreb's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety70/100Zagreb's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed70/100Zagreb's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk68/100Zagreb's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience68/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety70/100
Low crime72/100
Personal safety71/100
Night safety64/100
Road safety69/100

Zagreb is estimated to be a generally safe city (70/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life76/100
Healthcare75/100
Education79/100
Green space81/100
Cleanliness75/100
Infrastructure80/100
Mobility67/100

Zagreb has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness75/100
Education79/100
Green space81/100
Overall safety70/100

Zagreb scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability75/100
Walkability83/100
Cycling58/100
Infrastructure80/100

Zagreb is high for remote workers (75/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability75/100
Healthcare75/100
Cleanliness75/100
Outdoor lifestyle56/100

Zagreb is high for retirement (75/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Zagreb

Local public safety guidance for Zagreb, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Zagreb, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Croatia emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Zagreb

Healthcare context for Zagreb, with national-level information from Croatia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Zagreb, see the Croatia healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Zagreb

Local mobility context for Zagreb, with national-level context from Croatia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Zagreb, see the Croatia transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Zagreb. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Zagreb

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Zagreb will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Zagreb air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Zagreb modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Zagreb

Zagreb's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Zagreb

Zagreb's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Zagreb

Zagreb's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Zagreb

Zagreb's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Zagreb

Zagreb's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Zagreb

Zagreb's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Zagreb

Cost of living estimates for Zagreb — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Zagreb

Climate profile for Zagreb — Mediterranean climate, annual average 13.4°C, comfort score 81/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Zagreb

Economy and jobs profile for Zagreb — government center, economy score 70/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, government. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Zagreb

Education profile for Zagreb — student city, education score 68/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Zagreb

Healthcare and retirement profile for Zagreb — healthcare access city, healthcare score 69/100, retirement score 73/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Zagreb

Source-attributed visual context for Zagreb using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Zagreb

Weekend trip planning checklist for Zagreb — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Zagreb

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Zagreb

Estimate a monthly budget for Zagreb using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Zagreb

Plan a trip budget for Zagreb using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Zagreb

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Zagreb. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Celje, Slovenia

Cross-border · about 72 km from Zagreb. Explore Celje's city intelligence profile.

Maribor, Slovenia

Cross-border · about 86 km from Zagreb. Explore Maribor's city intelligence profile.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Cross-border · about 117 km from Zagreb. Explore Ljubljana's city intelligence profile.

Rijeka, Croatia

Mountain cluster · about 131 km from Zagreb. Explore Rijeka's city intelligence profile.

Kranj, Slovenia

Cross-border · about 134 km from Zagreb. Explore Kranj's city intelligence profile.

Graz, Austria

Cross-border · about 146 km from Zagreb. Explore Graz's city intelligence profile.

Trieste, Italy

Cross-border · about 172 km from Zagreb. Explore Trieste's city intelligence profile.

Pécs, Hungary

Cross-border · about 177 km from Zagreb. Explore Pécs's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Zagreb — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Zagreb — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Compare Zagreb directional indicators alongside other EU regional capitals using cost, connectivity, transport, and country-level signals. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (76/100) and air quality (70/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (68/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Croatia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Zagreb appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.