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| ⭐️ Total score | 9 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Romania |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 51 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 3°C 38°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 0°C 0°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 6 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 10 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 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 |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Emag |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Wizz Air |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,395 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,826 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,679 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,908 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,597 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,415 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,834 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $75 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $79 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $48 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $16 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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% |
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| 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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