ESTIMATED MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES
Student living expenses will vary according to individual needs and the ability to budget and manage finances. In particular if you want to travel a lot and take full advantage of the available cultural and social opportunities, expenses will be higher. The estimates below are therefore only a very general guide.
Food
1000 kn/month
Rented room and Utilities (water, electricity, heating, phone)
1500 kn /month
Transportation
100kn/month
Books
400 kn/month
Miscellaneous
800 kn/month
TOTAL
3800 kn/month
(approx. 530EUR)
*This is only a rough guide and students may actually spend more or less than these amounts.
ACCOMMODATION
Student Residence Hall
Only exchange students studying at the University of Zagreb are entitled to accommodation the student residence. After your application has been successfully accepted by the University of Zagreb, the IRO office will send you a Housing Request Form. Exchange students will be accommodated in the Student Residence Hall Cvjetno naselje, Odranska 8, HR-10000 Zagreb. The student residence hall consists of 8 buildings, a student restaurant, coffee and pastry shop and a post office, all exchange students are accommodated in the building number 8.
All rooms are double bed, i.e. shared with a roommate (there is not an option to be alone in a room). All rooms have a small kitchen (no refrigerator). The bathroom is shared with the next room. You will have to bring your own dishes.
Students pay for accommodation in the building number 3. Payments are made in advance - during the first two weeks of each month students pay for the next month.
You will get bed linen in the student residence but if you wish, you can bring your own.
You can wash your clothes at a nearby launderette in Stupnicka 16, working hours: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm, Tel.: 36-38-655.
All rooms have free Internet access. Internet instruction can be found on the following
website .
If you have any problems regarding the Internet access in the student residence please contact the IT-office in the Student residence hall Cvjetno naselje - building No.7, ground floor, first door left from the Computer room and than right; WORKING HOURS: Tuesday, 3-4 pm
Important: When you go to the IT-office please make sure you bring your Student Book (
INDEKS) and the number of the network socket in your room.
How to reach the student residence hall “Cvjetno naselje”
FROM THE “PLESO” AIRPORT TO THE CITY: Croatia Airlines runs a bus service from Pleso International to the bus station which leaves roughly every half an hour from outside the international arrivals and costs 30 kn/person ~ € 4. Or you can catch a taxi in front of the international arrivals. A trip into the city should cost no more than 200 kn ~ € 27; start 25 kn, 1km - 7 kn, luggage - 5 kn).
FROM THE BUS STATION (A
utobusni kolodvor)
: At the tram stop in front of the station take the tram
number 5 headed towards
PREČKO. Get off at the tram stop called VJESNIK. In front of you will be the building with the sign “Vjesnik”. The first street on the right to this building is the Odranska Street. Go straight ahead, you will find the student residence hall on your right.
FROM THE RAILWAYSTATION (
Glavni kolodvor: At the tram stop in front of the station take the tram number 4 headed towards SAVSKI MOST and get off at the tram stop called VJESNIK. In front of you will be the building with the sign “Vjesnik”. The first street on the right to this building is the Odranska Street. Go straight ahead, you will find the student residence hall on your right.)
You can buy tram tickets at news stands or in the tram (one way ticket – 8kn ~ € 1)
Private Housing
For those who are not entitled to/assigned accommodation in the student residence hall (regular international students, guest students) it is necessary to look for alternatives such as private rental accommodation. Rents vary greatly according to location, room size, facility etc. Overhead expenses are sometimes included in the price, and sometimes are paid by the consumer. Payment is usually expected at the beginning of the month, while some landlords request payment for several months in advance.
There are two ways to rent a room/flat:
• Send an email/check the offer of the following real estate agencies that are available online:
1. Adria Sektor,
http://adria-sektor.com/,
as@adria-sektor.com
2. Hillberg,
http://www.hillberg.hr/,
info@hillberg.hr
3. Zagreb West,
http://www.zagrebwest.hr/en/,
info@zagrebwest.hr
4. Optimum nekretnine,
http://www.optimum.hr/index.cgi?&lang_id=2,
optimum@zg.htnet.hr
5. Rost d.o.o.,
http://www.rost.hr/,
info@rost.hr
• look for/run an advert in a newspaper or in the classified ads e.g. „Plavi oglasnik“.
Examples of prices: Single room with shared kitchen and toilet – 100 – 150 Euros per month; Studio apartment – 200 Euro per month.
Student Hostels
If you prefer private accommodation and would like to live in a rented flat, before choosing a nice one, you might want to spend some time in a hostel. Therefore, we suggest
youth hostels.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
Public Transportation
There are three ways of public transportation - trams, buses and city railway. They operate all day (every few minutes) and night (every hour). Tickets can be bought on board (10 kn) or at newsstands (8 kn). Make sure that you stamp your ticket once you board: an unstamped ticket is as good as no ticket at all! Daily tickets are available at a price of 25 kn. Monthly or annual tickets can also be bought in ZET (Zagreb Electric Tram) offices at a reduced price (
www.zet.hr). For a monthly/annual ticket you will need to fill in a ZET-form, stamp it at the faculty/academy you enrol. Then you will go to the central office of the Zagreb Electric Trams in Ozaljska 105, HR-10000 Zagreb – end tram station called LJUBLJANICA. There you will purchase a pass (30 kn, app. 4€ + photo) and every month you will buy a ticket for 83kn, app. 11€. This monthly ticket enables you to use all buses and trams in the area of the city of Zagreb.
Taxis
Taxis are quite expensive in Zagreb. You can find them in front of all major hotels, the train and bus stations and at numerous other central locations, or you can call a taxi: tel. 970.
FOOD & DRINK
Student Restaurants
There are 12 student restaurants, so-called „mensas“, dispersed all over the city at faculties and student residence halls. Every student must have a student identity card (“iksica”) in order to get meals at a reduced price. Before leaving the restaurant, a student must show his/her “iksica” to a cashier and pay for the meal.
Student Identity Card – “X-Ica”
Regular students of the University of Zagreb are entitled to a student card, so-called " iksica". The card enables you to have subsidised meals, entrance to libraries and other University premises, discount at some cultural institutions and shops, etc.
OTHER INFOMRATION
Money Matters
CURRENCY
Kuna (HRK, kn) is the currency in Croatia. One kuna equals 100 lipa.
There are coins of 1, 2, 5 and 25 kuna and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 lipa. Banknotes have denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 kuna.
Exchange Rates
1 EUR = 7,4 HRK
1 US$ = 5,7 HRK
Credit Card Services
Mastercard - Eurocard, VISA, Diners Club and American Express are widely accepted in shops, hotels and restaurants. There are many ATMs in the city.
Banks
Banks are generally open to the public between 8 am and 6 pm. You may change foreign currency in kuna at all banks. In money exchange offices, the exchange rate is somewhat more favourable and the service is generally faster. There are many such offices in the city and they are usually open between 8 am and 6 pm, but those at the train (Glavni kolodvor) and bus station (Autobusni kolodvor) are open 24 hours. On Saturdays the banks are open between 8 am and 12 noon. On Sundays and holidays both banks and exchange offices are closed. Currency exchange is, however, possible at hotels’ reception desks.
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