Croatia property prices

Croatian coast property prices by town: Zadar, Sibenik, Hvar, Opatija, Pula, Makarska (2026)

Short answer. In May 2026, the highest asking prices were in Opatija (about 3,776 to 5,876 EUR per square meter) and the lowest in Sibenik (about 3,510 EUR per square meter), a gap of about 37%. These are asking prices from nekretnine.hr; Croatia publishes official data only at three zones, not per town. Source: nekretnine.hr (Croatia's main portal) and the Panorama Scouting 2025 coastal study.

Updated 8 June 2026Official source named

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Full data table

Croatian coast property prices by town: Zadar, Sibenik, Hvar, Opatija, Pula, Makarska (2026). Prices in EUR per square meter.
CityAsking (EUR/sqm)Sold (EUR/sqm)Change, 12 monthsTrend
Opatija3,776 to 5,876n/a+5.4%Rising
Hvar4,438n/a+4.7%Stable
Cavtat4,280n/an/aStable
Makarska4,265n/a+9.6%Rising
Porec4,090n/an/aStable
Umag3,930n/an/aStable
Crikvenica3,706 to 4,134n/a+8.3%Rising
Zadar3,559 to 4,245n/a+10.4%Rising
Rijeka3,224 to 4,282n/a+10.2%Rising
Trogir3,582n/a+3.1%Stable
Pula3,228 to 3,847n/a+5.8%Rising
Sibenik3,510n/a+3.3%Stable

Source: nekretnine.hr (Croatia's main portal) and the Panorama Scouting 2025 coastal study. https://www.nekretnine.hr/en/cijene-nekretnina/

Official trend

Croatia's official transaction based House Price Index rose about 16.1% over the year to 2025-Q4, with the index at 237.93 (2015 = 100). This is the official trend behind the asking prices above. Source: Eurostat, House Price Index (prc_hpi_q), fetched 2026-06-08. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hpi_q/default/table?lang=en

How we know these numbers

Croatia's Bureau of Statistics (DZS) publishes its House Price Index for only three zones: City of Zagreb, the Adriatic coast, and Other. There is no official per-town figure for Split, Dubrovnik, or Istria. For the latest quarter (Q4 2025) the Adriatic coast index rose about 14.5 percent over the year, transaction based. The per square meter figures here are asking prices from Croatia's main portal (nekretnine.hr), with official sold-price transaction figures shown alongside where the Ministry of Physical Planning has published them.

These are asking prices from nekretnine.hr. Croatia's statistics office publishes transaction data only at three zones (Zagreb, Adriatic, Other), so there is no official per-town sold figure. Asking prices typically sit 5 to 15 percent above final sold prices.

Frequently asked questions

Which Croatian coastal town is most expensive?

Of these towns, Opatija and Hvar are the priciest on asking prices, with Opatija's centre topping 5,800 EUR per square meter. Pula and Sibenik are the most affordable.

Are these official sold prices?

No. They are asking prices from nekretnine.hr. Croatia publishes official transaction data only at three broad zones, not per town, and asking prices usually sit above final sold prices.

Where is the strongest growth?

Zadar and Makarska led these towns, with asking prices up about 10 percent over the year to May 2026.

Sources

  • nekretnine.hr (Croatia's main portal) and the Panorama Scouting 2025 coastal study (asking prices from listings): https://www.nekretnine.hr/en/cijene-nekretnina/
  • Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), House Price Indices (official, transaction based, three zones only (Zagreb, Adriatic, Other)): https://podaci.dzs.hr/en/statistics/prices/house-price-indices/
  • Eurostat House Price Index (Croatia, country level) (official, transaction based, country level only): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hpi_q/default/table?lang=en
  • Opatija photo: Dguendel / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 (source)
  • Hvar photo: F.G. comm / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
  • Cavtat photo: Ketone16 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
  • Makarska photo: Tony Hisgett / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 (source)
  • Porec photo: Ekaterina Polischuk / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
  • Umag photo: Toni Krasnic / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 (source)
  • Crikvenica photo: SuperKuba / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
  • Zadar photo: Maciej Piekielnik / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
  • Rijeka photo: Jernej Furman / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 (source)
  • Trogir photo: eric spenle / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
  • Pula photo: Michael Bechtold / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
  • Sibenik photo: Mihovilhrgovic / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)