Living in Baia Mare

In December 2021, Baia Mare had a population of 108,759. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.4% of residents at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2411 sources

Which Romania-wide rules apply when you move to Baia Mare?

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 Baia Mare.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €78.87 per month, fixed internet at €7.01 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €4.04.

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€263

Utilities, 85 m² flat€79

Fitness club€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Transport pass€12

Internet, 60 Mbps€7

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	30.32 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	7.01 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	262.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	4.04 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.4 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Baia Mare. Jul 2026. Prices in Baia Mare¹⁰Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	11.63 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	78.87 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings	47,000 count	31 Dec 2021	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Residential property price per m²	800 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Is Baia Mare a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–67%

Skilled employee61%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 51–71%

Student64%strong on education, weak on safety · range 55–73%

Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Baia Mare. 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 Baia Mare. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	32 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; Baia Mare's school authority applies it locally.

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Transport authority	Urbis Baia Mare name	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Nearest airport	BAY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration in Baia Mare

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

1verified local records

Baia Mare Regional Integration Center

str. Lascăr Pană, nr.10, Baia Mare

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

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Climate and air quality

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

PM2.529.8WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂20.1WHO 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 Baia Mare is 29.8 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

Baia Mare 29.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	20.1 µg/m³country median 22.6	31 Dec 2013	Eurostat²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	29.83 µg/m³country median 15.4	31 Dec 2022	cdn.who.int¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.74 · Feb 14.69 · Mar 20.85 · Apr 26.26 · May 28.73 · Jun 35.03 · Jul 36.38 · Aug 37.63 · Sep 34.49 · Oct 28.15 · Nov 24.14 · Dec 12.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.45 · Feb -25.26 · Mar -16.11 · Apr -5.79 · May -3.55 · Jun 3.55 · Jul 7.16 · Aug 6.55 · Sep 0.53 · Oct -5.75 · Nov -10.32 · Dec -22.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.84 · Feb -1.85 · Mar 3.13 · Apr 9.26 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.43 · Jul 20.46 · Aug 20.74 · Sep 15.42 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 3.89 · Dec -2.01 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	233.6 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission³Official
City area	233.7 km²	31 Dec 2022	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population density	488.8 per km2	31 Dec 2022	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population	108,759 people	1 Dec 2021	INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality⁴Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.44 %	31 Dec 2025	ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025⁹Independent

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 Baia Mare

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.

Oradea as a Baia Mare alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Annual PM2.5: 15.8 µg/m³ Oradea vs 29.8 µg/m³ Baia Mare−47%
A meal out: €7 Oradea vs €4 Baia Mare+75%
Residents: 183,105 Oradea vs 108,759 Baia Mare+68%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Oradea vs 8.0 km Baia Mare−63%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €72 Oradea vs €79 Baia Mare−9%

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Alternative cities in Romania

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

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Buzău103,481 residents Târgu Mureș116,033 residents Sibiu134,309 residents Bacău136,087 residents Pitești141,275 residents Arad145,078 residents

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Baia Mare in rankings

#17 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Baia Mare 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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Common questions

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

Is the air quality good in Baia Mare?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 29.83 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 EU limit value. Source: cdn.who.int.

How many people live in Baia Mare?

The published population is 108,759 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

How much is public transport in Baia Mare?

A monthly transport pass is 11.63 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Baia Mare a good place to live?

Baia Mare 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). Baia Mare, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a43efd0782399c196e1a9b2e044fb9a1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/baia-mare/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Baia Mare, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a43efd0782399c196e1a9b2e044fb9a1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/baia-mare/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025 ANOFM · anofm.ro · checked 2026-07-26
Cost of Living in Baia Mare. Jul 2026. Prices in Baia Mare numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-27

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Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27

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