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Living in Constanța

Registered unemployed accounted for 0.3% of residents at the end of 2025. Its population was 263,688 in December 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2410 sources

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

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 Constanța.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Practical estimates in August 2026 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €150.62 per month, fixed internet at €7.84 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €11.44.

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

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Constanța recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€452
Utilities, 85 m² flat€151
Fitness club€50
Internet, 60 Mbps€8
Mobile plan, 10 GB€7

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly50.14 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Grocery basket, monthly48.44 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited7.84 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly451.5 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant11.44 eur3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB6.9 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home150.6 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings117,000 count31 Dec 2021migrationfit.com5Official
Residential property price per m²1,300 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official

Is Constanța a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–54%
Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 48–68%
Student55%strong on education, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Retirement40%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 29–51%

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools84 count (K-12)31 Dec 2024migrationfit.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; Constanța's school authority applies it locally.

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Transport authorityRATC Constanța name27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
Destinations from nearest airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Nearest airportCND3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Distance to nearest airport23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Public transport monthly pass17.16 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo10Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Constanța

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

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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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Constanța is 15.4 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean39.39 µg/m³country median 22.631 Dec 2012Eurostat2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean15.37 µg/m³country median 15.4 — about the same31 Dec 2022cdn.who.int1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.7 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 14.7 · May 20.6 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 6.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI8Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.2 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 7.7 · May 13.1 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI8Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 2.7 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 10.8 · May 16.6 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 3.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI8Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 35.6 · Feb 26.9 · Mar 37.4 · Apr 31.9 · May 44.8 · Jun 42.3 · Jul 41.9 · Aug 36.3 · Sep 44 · Oct 44.4 · Nov 41.5 · Dec 41.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI8Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 88.9 · Feb 112.4 · Mar 142.9 · Apr 197.9 · May 269.5 · Jun 294.1 · Jul 331.4 · Aug 304.8 · Sep 228.6 · Oct 157.2 · Nov 99.8 · Dec 85.9 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI8Official

Similar climate. In Romania: Brăila ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Varna (Bulgaria) ±0.9 °C, Burgas (Bulgaria) ±1.0 °C, Sliven (Bulgaria) ±1.3 °C, Bad Schwalbach (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Bingen am Rhein (Germany) ±2.2 °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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area119.4 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission3Official
City area124.9 km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
Population density2,111 per km231 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
Population263,688 people1 Dec 2021INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality4Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents0.29 %31 Dec 2025ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 20259Independent

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Flat personal income tax rate10 %27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
Local tax rate0.08 percent of property value27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
Official handoff informationhttps://igi.mai.gov.ro/ URL27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
Digital nomad visa eligibilitytrue31 Dec 2025migrationfit.com5Official

Alternatives for people set on Constanța

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.

Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities
Iași271,692 residentsTimișoara250,849 residentsCluj-Napoca286,598 residentsBrașov237,589 residentsCraiova234,140 residentsGalați217,851 residents

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Constanța in rankings

#4 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania #27 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Constanța 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 Constanța?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15.37 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 Constanța?

The published population is 263,688 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

Is Constanța a good place to live?

Constanța 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). Constanța, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2b3ab2ddf462587246ebc7d4a27761bf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/constanta/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Constanța, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/constanta/},
  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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  1. cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
  2. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  4. INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality INS · recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-07-26
  5. migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
  6. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
  9. ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025 ANOFM · anofm.ro · checked 2026-07-26
  10. Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-03

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