Living in Bicaz

Bicaz's population was 7,596 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.8% of residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population7,596people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,307EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete

Recorded crime1,423incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

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

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 Bicaz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Bicaz reached 3,665 at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€8

Mobile plan, 10 GB€5

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	7.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi Fiber 1000²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	3,665 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Main residence dwellings	2,688 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official

Is Bicaz a good place to live?

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 30–52%

Skilled employee50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–60%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 36–60%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–65%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

Bicaz had 2,227 at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,307 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete¹Official · county
People in employment	2,227 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,423 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹⁰Official · county

Mobility and administration

Bicaz's nearest major airport was 78 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	78 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BCM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bicaz. 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.

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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.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −7.7°C in January to 10.7°C in July. Bicaz's monthly precipitation totalled 25 mm in January and 110.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 82.4 hours in January and 208.1 hours in July.

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

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9°2°

13°6°

15°8°

10°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

122

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

112

146

180

187

208

218

157

146

110

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -5 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -2.1 · Apr 3.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -10.2 · Feb -10.2 · Mar -8 · Apr -2.7 · May 2.4 · Jun 6 · Jul 7.7 · Aug 8.1 · Sep 3.6 · Oct -0.2 · Nov -4.1 · Dec -8.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.7 · Feb -7.6 · Mar -5.4 · Apr -0.2 · May 5.2 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 10.7 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 6.2 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -1.6 · Dec -6.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 25 · Feb 28.3 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 49.5 · May 82.4 · Jun 122.4 · Jul 110.3 · Aug 93.5 · Sep 49.2 · Oct 41 · Nov 24.8 · Dec 30.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 82.4 · Feb 90.1 · Mar 112.4 · Apr 145.9 · May 179.5 · Jun 186.7 · Jul 208.1 · Aug 217.7 · Sep 157.2 · Oct 145.9 · Nov 110.4 · Dec 81.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Sibiu ±8.1 °C. Elsewhere: Oulu (Finland) ±1.9 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±2.2 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±4.5 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±2.6 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±5.3 °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

The count of female residents in Bicaz was 3,149 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Bicaz had 2,957 residents who were male.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	3,149 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁴Official
Male residents	2,957 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁴Official
Population	7,596 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁸Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.843 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁸Official

International community in Bicaz

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Resident population at 1 December 2021 in the UAT; ethnicity/mother tongue are source-native census response categories · 2021-12-01

Published group	People	Share
POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL	6,106	100.0%
Români	5,073	83.1%
Informație nedisponibila	829	13.6%
Romi	186	3.0%
Alta etnie	4	0.1%
Maghiari	4	0.1%
Evrei	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered jobseekers	82 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Bicaz

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Bicaz from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities

Făget7,596 residents Zlatna7,581 residents Munteni7,615 residents Bixad7,574 residents Nădlac7,567 residents Băleşti7,564 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bicaz 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.

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; Bicaz's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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How safe is Bicaz?

Police recorded 1,423 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B).

How many people live in Bicaz?

The published population is 7,596 people. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is Bicaz a good place to live?

Bicaz 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.

How many people are in the POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL ancestry or ethnicity group in Bicaz?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 6,106 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021-12-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bicaz, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1c2226c555425bdedec8dbdd8b6b52f8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/bicaz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Bicaz, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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