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Living in Iași

Iași is a city in Romania, with a population of 271,692 in December 2021. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.3% of residents at the end of 2025. A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €360.11 in August 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2411 sources

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

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 Iași.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Practical estimates in August 2026 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €155.53 per month, fixed internet at €7.70 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €9.53.

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

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

€ / month

Private kindergarten€360
Utilities, 85 m² flat€156
Fitness club€40
Internet, 60 Mbps€8
Mobile plan, 10 GB€7

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly40.29 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Grocery basket, monthly50.06 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited7.7 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly360.1 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant9.53 eur3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB6.5 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home155.5 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings119,000 count31 Dec 2021migrationfit.com5Official
Residential property price per m²1,300 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official

Is Iași a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–54%
Skilled employee59%strong on education, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Student56%strong on education, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–70%
Retirement41%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 30–52%

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools92 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; Iași'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 €24.78 in August 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Transport authorityCTP Iași name27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
Destinations from nearest airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Nearest airportIAS3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Distance to nearest airport2 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Public transport monthly pass24.78 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Iași

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 14.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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 Iași is 14.7 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 mean21.4 µg/m³country median 22.631 Dec 2013Eurostat3Official
PM10 — annual mean26 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station IS-1)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean14.7 µg/m³country median 15.431 Dec 2024EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries2Official
Annual mean temperature (modelled)10.17 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)577.1 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)-3.57 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)-28.89 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)39.28 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)23 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)1.58 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)3.53 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology6Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 17.5 · May 23.3 · Jun 27 · Jul 29 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Iasi9Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.1 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 5.6 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 11 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -3.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Iasi9Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.1 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 11.1 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.8 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Iasi9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 27.7 · Feb 25.8 · Mar 33.5 · Apr 43.5 · May 59.9 · Jun 78 · Jul 70.8 · Aug 49.4 · Sep 49.2 · Oct 45.4 · Nov 33 · Dec 31.8 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Iasi9Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 71.3 · Feb 95 · Mar 147.6 · Apr 196.1 · May 254 · Jun 265.5 · Jul 291.2 · Aug 276 · Sep 200.5 · Oct 146.9 · Nov 77.9 · Dec 61.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Iasi9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Bacău ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.8 °C, Brno (Czechia) ±1.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.1 °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 area94 km²31 Dec 2024Romania city identity collection5Official
City area94 km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
Population density2,890 per km231 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
Population271,692 people1 Dec 2021INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality4Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents0.3 %31 Dec 2025ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 202510Independent

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Flat personal income tax rate10 %27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
Local tax rate0.1 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 Iași

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities
Constanța263,688 residentsCluj-Napoca286,598 residentsTimișoara250,849 residentsBrașov237,589 residentsCraiova234,140 residentsGalați217,851 residents

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Iași in rankings

#3 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania #8 of 30 in Major cities with the coldest modelled January mean #9 of 30 in Major cities with the lowest modelled annual precipitation #12 of 30 in Major cities with the hottest modelled July mean #20 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania #21 of 30 in Major cities with the highest modelled solar exposure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Iași 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 Iași?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14.7 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 Iași?

The published population is 271,692 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

Is Iași a good place to live?

Iași 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 25). Iași, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c1d06837d3353a2ba9cb291dce46dcc4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/iasi/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Iași, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, air quality},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/iasi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. 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. EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station IS-1) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries EEA City Trend · eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-27
  3. Eurostat 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. NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology NASA POWER · power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-10-25
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Iasi WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  10. ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025 ANOFM · anofm.ro · checked 2026-07-26
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  1. Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-03

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