Living in Brăila

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €117.42 per month, fixed internet at €7.28 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €7.07. Brăila had a population of 154,686 in December 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2414 sources

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

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 Brăila.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€202

Utilities, 85 m² flat€117

Fitness club€22

Transport pass€11

Internet, 60 Mbps€7

Mobile plan, 10 GB€6

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	22.24 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	7.28 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	202.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	7.07 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5.84 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Braila (Wayback capture 20241209013207)¹⁴Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	10.61 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	117.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings	65,000 count	31 Dec 2021	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Residential property price per m²	900 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Is Brăila a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 41–65%

Skilled employee59%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 49–69%

Student57%strong on education, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brăila. 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 Brăila. 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; Brăila's school authority applies it locally.

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Transport authority	RAT Brăila (Regia Autonomă de Transport Brăila) name	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Nearest airport	TCE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	62 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

2°-4°

5°-2°

11°2°

18°7°

24°12°

28°16°

30°18°

24°13°

17°8°

10°3°

4°-2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

113

161

203

255

274

299

282

219

156

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

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂8.5WHO 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 Brăila is 8.0 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

Brăila 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.52 µg/m³country median 22.6	31 Dec 2010	Eurostat²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 15.4	31 Dec 2022	European Environment Agency¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 17.7 · May 23.8 · Jun 27.8 · Jul 30.1 · Aug 30 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 10 · Dec 3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.8 · Feb -2.3 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 6.9 · May 12.2 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 13 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 3 · Dec -2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 11.7 · May 17.6 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 6 · Dec 0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.6 · Feb 25.9 · Mar 33 · Apr 40.1 · May 49.6 · Jun 62.2 · Jul 55.2 · Aug 34 · Sep 44.9 · Oct 51.3 · Nov 37.7 · Dec 41.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 81 · Feb 113.3 · Mar 161.2 · Apr 203.4 · May 254.6 · Jun 273.7 · Jul 298.6 · Aug 281.6 · Sep 218.8 · Oct 156.4 · Nov 86.1 · Dec 72.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2013–2022

6.5

8.8

11.0

13.2

8.0201320202022

Annual PM2.5 was 8.0 in 2013 and 8.0 in 2022.

Similar climate. In Romania: Buzău ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±1.1 °C, Sliven (Bulgaria) ±1.5 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.6 °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	45.43 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission³Official
City area	77.9 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population density	1,986 per km2	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population	154,686 people	1 Dec 2021	INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality⁴Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.47 %	31 Dec 2025	ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025¹²Independent

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 Brăila

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.

Baia Mare as a Brăila alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Nearest airport: 8.0 km Baia Mare vs 62.0 km Brăila−87%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €79 Baia Mare vs €117 Brăila−33%
A meal out: €4 Baia Mare vs €7 Brăila−43%
Residents: 108,759 Baia Mare vs 154,686 Brăila−30%

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Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities

Arad145,078 residents Pitești141,275 residents Bacău136,087 residents Sibiu134,309 residents Ploiești180,540 residents Oradea183,105 residents

How does Brăila compare?

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Brăila in rankings

#1 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania #11 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brăila 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 Brăila?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 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: European Environment Agency.

How many people live in Brăila?

The published population is 154,686 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

How much is public transport in Brăila?

A monthly transport pass is 10.61 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Brăila a good place to live?

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

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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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 nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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 Braila (Wayback capture 20241209013207) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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