Living in Brașov

Brașov is a city in Romania, with a population of 237,589 in December 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €330 in December 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2410 sources

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

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 Brașov.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €118.54 per month, fixed internet at €8.94 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €7.07.

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€330

Utilities, 85 m² flat€119

Fitness club€37

Transport pass€17

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	37.07 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	8.94 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	329.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	7.07 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	6.98 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brasov (Wayback capture 20241231093102)¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	17.19 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	118.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2⁹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings	110,000 count	31 Dec 2021	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Residential property price per m²	1,450 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Is Brașov a good place to live?

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–53%

Skilled employee57%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Student53%strong on education, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Retirement39%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 28–50%

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	78 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; Brașov's school authority applies it locally.

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

Mobility and administration

An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €17 in December 2022.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Transport authority	RATBv name	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Nearest airport	GHV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration in Brașov

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

Verified locally

1verified local records

Brașov Regional Integration Center

str. Lungă, nr. 119, Brașov

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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

PM2.514WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂51.3WHO 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 Brașov is 14.0 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

Brașov 14.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	51.3 µg/m³country median 22.6	31 Dec 2013	Eurostat²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	14 µg/m³country median 15.4	31 Dec 2024	EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.45 · Feb 14.56 · Mar 17.59 · Apr 22.87 · May 26.21 · Jun 30.83 · Jul 33.95 · Aug 33.32 · Sep 31.4 · Oct 25.49 · Nov 20.23 · Dec 10.78 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.95 · Feb -27.6 · Mar -20.89 · Apr -8.98 · May -2.97 · Jun -0.02 · Jul 4.51 · Aug 4 · Sep -3.5 · Oct -9.22 · Nov -14.57 · Dec -23.09 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.56 · Feb -4.19 · Mar 0.12 · Apr 5.7 · May 11.28 · Jun 15.15 · Jul 17.29 · Aug 17.49 · Sep 12.43 · Oct 6.81 · Nov 1.79 · Dec -3.78 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	185.5 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission³Official
City area	267.3 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population density	888.8 per km2	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Population	237,589 people	1 Dec 2021	INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality⁴Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.27 %	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 Brașov

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 Brașov alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Nearest airport: 3.0 km Oradea vs 9.0 km Brașov−67%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €72 Oradea vs €119 Brașov−39%
Residents: 183,105 Oradea vs 237,589 Brașov−23%
A meal out: €7 Oradea vs €7 Brașovsame level

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Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities

Craiova234,140 residents Timișoara250,849 residents Galați217,851 residents Constanța263,688 residents Iași271,692 residents Cluj-Napoca286,598 residents

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Brașov in rankings

#6 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania #14 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brașov 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 Brașov?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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: EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries.

How many people live in Brașov?

The published population is 237,589 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

How much is public transport in Brașov?

A monthly transport pass is 17.19 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Brașov a good place to live?

Brașov 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). Brașov, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cef51c80fcf4768494439969602be535]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/brasov/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Brașov, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cef51c80fcf4768494439969602be535},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/brasov/},
  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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EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries EEA City Trend · eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-27
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
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
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
Numbeo — Cost of Living in Brasov (Wayback capture 20241231093102) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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