⭐️ Total score | 3.31/5 (Rank #310) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $2,446 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 38Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Nice: 21°C70°F (feels 21°C70°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 76% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 19 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 9 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $787 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Good |
🚶 Walkability | Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* | Okay |
😄 Happiness* | Okay |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Romania |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (76%) = feels 21°C 70°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 9.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Orange |
💸 10 RON in USD | USD 2.17 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | RON 1,000 = USD 217 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.50% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Caffe Tour |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 390,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $9,439 / year |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Emag |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Wizz Air |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,446 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,071 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $819 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $234 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $157 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $48 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,567 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $167 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 156 listings) | $3,206 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $105 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 415° cold | 436° cold | 415° cold | 5412° cool | 6619° mild | 7323° mild | 8630° warm | 8429° warm | 7323° mild | 5714° cool | 5412° cool | 415° cold |
Real | 457° cold | 468° cold | 457° cold | 5412° cool | 6619° mild | 7323° mild | 8127° warm | 8127° warm | 7323° mild | 5915° cool | 5513° cool | 457° cold |
Humidity | damp 82% | damp 79% | damp 73% | damp 76% | nice 78% | nice 82% | sweaty 77% | nice 68% | nice 63% | damp 75% | damp 79% | damp 81% |
Rain | rainy 102mm | dry 26mm | dry 45mm | dry 46mm | dry 31mm | rainy 132mm | dry 34mm | dry 15mm | dry 11mm | rainy 66mm | dry 38mm | rainy 76mm |
Cloud | cloudy 73% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 62% | pockets 13% | pockets 22% | pockets 48% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 89% |
Air quality | clean 16 US AQI | clean 10 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 7 US AQI | clean 3 US AQI | clean 8 US AQI | clean 9 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI | clean 10 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 11° 52° 13° 56°AQI 27✈️3h$5,959 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people×Lived there last September and October and am coming back later this year. Yes, it is expensive, but after a while I learned about affordable places to eat and realized I could choose neighborhoods farther from city center, and it would still be nice. City feels super safe, even at nigh! Internet is crazy fast (I got 500mb on my airbnb) there are tons to do and see and I did not encounter the super rude Parisians people talk so much about, mostly everyone spoke English and were very polite. Rent
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 60✈️3h$4,425 / mo🌇 Also went here7 people×Best city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
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