The main goal of this thesis was to examine the perception of quality of life and intentions of staying in Zagreb after college in students of the University of Zagreb who came to Zagreb from other parts of Croatia. In the center of this thesis is a research which aimed to determine the existence of differences between the perception of quality of life in Zagreb and in the place of residence, as well as differences in perception between those who intend to stay and those who don't. For that purpose, a quantitative research with a survey method was conducted on the population of 150 students who came from other parts of Croatia to live in Zagreb while studying. An attempt to find differences in levels of respondents' satisfaction with the overall quality of life in Zagreb and in the place of residence showed a certain level of statistical significance in almost all areas. The results showed that the satisfaction with general aspects of the quality of life of students who came to study from other places in Croatia is higher in Zagreb than in their permanent place of residence. On the other hand, a small number of respondents rate their quality of life in terms of housing as better in their place of residence than in Zagreb. As for the intention to stay in Zagreb, a little more than half of the students expressed that they intend to stay in Zagreb after their studies, while a little less than half of the respondents do not have that intention. A difference was also found in the perception of the quality of life between those who expressed the intention of staying in Zagreb after college and those who did not. Students who want to stay in Zagreb rate the quality of life in Zagreb higher than those who do not intend to stay. Among students who do not intend to stay in Zagreb, satisfaction with the quality of life in their place of residence is higher than among those who intent to stay.