Living in Bacău

Bacău is in Romania; its population was 136,087 in December 2021. Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €140.6 per month, fixed internet at €8.85 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €8.08.

Last checked 2026-09-2410 sources

Which Romania-wide rules apply when you move to Bacău?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in RomaniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bacău.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bacău. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€222

Utilities, 85 m² flat€141

Fitness club€31

Transport pass€13

Internet, 60 Mbps€9

Mobile plan, 10 GB€7

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	31.33 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	8.85 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	222.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	8.08 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	6.82 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Bacau (Wayback capture 20241203025114)¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	12.64 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	140.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings	58,000 count	31 Dec 2021	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Residential property price per m²	950 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Is Bacău a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–60%

Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Student55%strong on education, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bacău. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

National Agency for Employment — Public employment service

Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bacău. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	38 count (K-12)	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 18, and public school is free. How to enrol a child (edu.ro).

A country-wide rule for Romania; Bacău's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Transport authority	RATB Bacău (Regia Autonomă de Transport Bacău) name	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Nearest airport	BCM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bacău. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Integration Programme for beneficiaries of international protection and other eligible foreigners — Integration course

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For refugees, persons with subsidiary protection, other eligible foreigners.

RomanianIn PersonCost varies

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Piloting integration — regional integration-centre route — Welcome Program

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For beneficiaries of protection, other foreigners with a right of residence.

RomanianIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bacău.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

2°-6°

4°-4°

10°0°

17°5°

23°10°

27°14°

29°15°

28°15°

23°10°

16°5°

9°1°

3°-4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

180

236

246

275

261

183

134

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.524.8WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂19.2WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in RomaniaAnnual PM2.5 in Bacău is 24.8 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

1–28–912–1313–1414–1515–1616–1720–2123–2424–2529–30

Bacău 24.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	19.2 µg/m³country median 22.6	31 Dec 2010	Eurostat²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	24.8 µg/m³country median 15.4	31 Dec 2022	cdn.who.int¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.8 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 17.1 · May 22.9 · Jun 26.6 · Jul 28.7 · Aug 28.5 · Sep 22.9 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.6 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.3 · Apr 4.7 · May 9.8 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 15.2 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 10.5 · May 16.1 · Jun 20 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.4 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 24.3 · Feb 24.8 · Mar 33.4 · Apr 49.9 · May 72.5 · Jun 99.3 · Jul 97.3 · Aug 49 · Sep 52.3 · Oct 50.9 · Nov 33.1 · Dec 31.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 64.4 · Feb 88.5 · Mar 138.5 · Apr 180.3 · May 235.5 · Jun 246.4 · Jul 275.3 · Aug 261.1 · Sep 183.2 · Oct 133.8 · Nov 71.4 · Dec 52.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official

Similar climate. In Romania: Cluj-Napoca ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	43.05 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission³Official
City area	43.1 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population density	3,348 per km2	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population	136,087 people	1 Dec 2021	INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality⁴Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.28 %	31 Dec 2025	ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025⁸Independent

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Flat personal income tax rate	10 %	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Local tax rate	0.1 percent of property value	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Official handoff information	https://igi.mai.gov.ro/ URL	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Digital nomad visa eligibility	true	31 Dec 2025	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Bacău

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Sibiu as a Bacău alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 1.9 µg/m³ Sibiu vs 24.8 µg/m³ Bacău−92%
A meal out: €6 Sibiu vs €8 Bacău−25%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €117 Sibiu vs €141 Bacău−17%
Residents: 134,309 Sibiu vs 136,087 Bacău−1%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Sibiu vs 5.0 km Bacăusame level

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Alternative cities in Romania

Other cities in Romania to compare with Bacău, nearest in population first.

All Romania cities

Sibiu134,309 residents Pitești141,275 residents Arad145,078 residents Brăila154,686 residents Târgu Mureș116,033 residents Baia Mare108,759 residents

How does Bacău compare?

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Bacău in rankings

#14 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bacău when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Bacău?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 24.8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: cdn.who.int.

How many people live in Bacău?

The published population is 136,087 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

How much is public transport in Bacău?

A monthly transport pass is 12.64 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Bacău a good place to live?

Bacău may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bacău, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3f40969510292437f7c70254ceaa0ecd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/bacau/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bacău, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, climate},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/bacau/},
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}

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Sources

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cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality INS · recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-07-26
migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025 ANOFM · anofm.ro · checked 2026-07-26
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
Numbeo — Cost of Living in Bacau (Wayback capture 20241203025114) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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