The average price per square metre of a new apartment in Croatia in the first half of the year was 2,219 euros, which is 4.1 percent more than in the same period last year, according to data from the DZS (Croatian Bureau of Statistics).

This means that, on average, buyers had to spend almost two full average net salaries on one square metre of a new apartment, as the average salary in Croatia in June was 1,150 euros.

The average price per square metre of a new apartment in Zagreb in the first half of the year was 2,623 euros, while the average salary in Zagreb was 1,303 euros. The prices in Zagreb are a massive 6.9 percent higher just compared to last year.