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Triplandio Zagreb guide covers 9 travel guides across 31 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 36 self-guided walking tours in Zagreb with 216 POI, spanning 96.4 km in total. Get inspired by 22 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Zagreb
City & Country Data Croatia (Zagreb)
Key travel data for Zagreb — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Croatia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
84
Health
60
Lifestyle
78
Infra
63
Rank
#38
Score
55
Tourists
21.6M/y
GDP/cap
$27.1k
Life Exp
78.9 yrs
Population
3.9M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Croatian
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Zagreb
Coffee
$2.12
Beer
$3.00
Lunch
$12.00
Groceries
$34.95/w
Taxi/km
$1.25
Transit
$0.53
Fuel
$1.53/l
Internet
$34.95/m
Salary
$1,651/m
Best time to visit Zagreb (Croatia)
Now (July) avg: 23°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Oct.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
28°C / 18°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:19 / 20:45
Local time
9:41
Best Months 
Feb & Oct
Feb & Oct
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Jan
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Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
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Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Zagreb —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A traditional chicken stew with vegetables and a hint of dumplings. Heartwarming stew of beans and smoked sausage. Grilled calf liver served with caramelized onions. A smooth soup made with fresh mushrooms, cream, and spices. A hearty and creamy soup made with white beans and vegetables. A black risotto made with cuttlefish, a classic seafood dish from the Croatian coast. Small, doughnut-like fritters dusted with powdered sugar. A popular dessert, a flaky pastry filled with custard. A spicy sausage made of premium pork, seasoned with paprika and garlic. A comforting bean and pasta soup often enriched with bacon. A sweet and sour beef stew cooked with prunes and wine. A slow-cooked dish of meat and vegetables, traditionally prepared under a bell-like lid. A spiced, grilled meat patty commonly served with flatbread. Roast pork served with mlinci, a type of dried flatbread. Roasted turkey served with a baked flatbread called mlinci. Cabbage leaves stuffed with a mix of minced meat and rice. A baked or boiled dough filled with creamy cheese. Delicate crescent-shaped cookies flavored with vanilla. A hearty beef stew with paprika and onions. A breaded veal schnitzel stuffed with ham and cheese.
Traditional Local Food
Zagreb (Croatia)
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Main course
Meat
Ajngemahtec
AYN-geh-mah-tehts
Main course
Meat
Bean and Sausage Stew
Grah s kobasicama
GRAH s koh-BAH-see-tsah-mah
Main course
Meat
Calf Liver with Onions
Jetra na žaru
YET-rah nah ZHA-roo
Soup
Vegetarian
Creamy Mushroom Soup
Juha od gljiva
YOO-hah od GLYEE-vah
Soup
Vegetarian
Creamy White Bean Soup
Grah
GRAH
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Crni Rižot
TSR-nee REE-zhoht
Dessert
Vegetarian
Fritule
FREE-too-leh
Dessert
Vegetarian
Kremšnita
KREM-shnee-tah
Snack
Meat
Kulen
KOO-len
Soup
Meat
Pasta Fazol
Pašta fažol
PAH-sh-tah FAH-zohl
Main course
Meat
Pasticada
Pašticada
PASH-tee-tsah-dah
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Main course
Meat
Peka
PEH-kah
Street food
Meat
Pljeskavica
PLYESS-kah-vee-tsah
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Main course
Meat
Pork with Mlinci
Pečena svinjetina s mlincima
peh-CHEH-nah svee-NYEH-tee-nah sm LEEN-tsee
Main course
Meat
Purica s mlincima
POO-ree-tsah sm LEEN-see-mah
Main course
Meat
Sarma
SAR-mah
Main course
Vegetarian
Strukli
Štrukli
SHTROO-klee
Dessert
Vegetarian
Vanilla Crescents
Vanilice
Vah-NEE-leeh-cheh
Main course
Meat
Zagreb Goulash
Zagrebački gulaš
ZAH-greh-bahch-kee GOO-lahsh
Main course
Meat
Zagreb Schnitzel
Zagrebački odrezak
ZAG-reb-ahch-kee OH-dreh-zahk
