economy
April 10, 2026
"NEW YORK IS A VILLAGE COMPARED TO THIS" Apartment listing causes chaos online
The main topic among many internet users is the price of real estate in the Balkans, which is rising unstoppably from month to month.
TL;DR
- A 20-square-meter apartment in Zagreb's Utrine neighborhood is listed for 167,000 euros.
- The price per square meter (8,350 euros) is higher than the average price in New York City (approximately 7,600 euros per square meter).
- Online commenters expressed frustration, disbelief, and sarcasm regarding the high prices.
- Some users suggested that high real estate prices in Croatia attract foreign buyers and facilitate money laundering.
- Another user shared an experience of a seller marking up an apartment price by 50,000 euros in just two months, calling it greed.