Zadar Scores

  • Nightlife: The nightlife in Zadar is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.

  • Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.

  • Quality of life: Zadar performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.

  • Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.

  • Walkability: The area of Zadar is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.

  • Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1800.
  • Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.

  • LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.

  • Entertainment: Unfortunately, does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.

  • Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
  • English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Zadar.
  • Education: The level of secondary and higher education in Zadar can be described as very high.

  • Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.

  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.

  • Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.

  • Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $1000 a month.
  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Zadar to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.