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Living in Iași

Iași is a city in Romania, with a population of 271,692 in December 2021. The unemployment rate was 0.3% at the end of 2025. A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €360.11 in August 2026.

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 month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Iași recurring monthly costs, € per month€360Private kindergarten€156Utilities, 85 m² flat€40Fitness club€25Transport pass€8Internet, 60 Mbps€7Mobile plan, 10 GB€ / month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly40.29 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Col Groceries Index Basket Eur Month50.06 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
Monthly transport pass24.78 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home155.5 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Dwellings Count119,000 count31 Dec 2021migrationfit.com5Official
G02 Property Price Per M21,300 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Iași?

The unemployment rate is 0.3 % (2025). Source: ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 202510

Unemployment across cities in RomaniaUnemployment in Iași is 0.3%. Of 720 cities with data, 566 have unemployment of 0 to under 2%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Romania per band566 cities: 0% to under 2%5660–2Iași 0.3%109 cities: 2% to under 4%1092–425 cities: 4% to under 6%254–610 cities: 6% to under 8%106–85 cities: 8% to under 10%58–104 cities: 10% to under 12%410–121 city: 20% to under 22%120–22

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate0.3 %country median 1.0%31 Dec 2025ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 202510Independent

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
G07 Schools Count92 count (K-12)31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official

Mobility and administration

An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €24.78 in August 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
G08 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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1verified local records
Check courses in IașiHow the country programme works
Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

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

Is the air quality good in Iași?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Iași average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND29°-5°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Iași average monthly precipitation, mm020406080282634446078714949453332JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Iași average monthly sunshine, hours07515022530071951481962542662912762011477862JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Iași annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52514.7PM2.5154026.0PM10104021.4NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean21.4 µg/m³31 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/m³31 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

Cities of a similar size in Romania

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Romania cities
Floreşti55,766 residentsTurda51,846 residentsPopeşti-Leordeni49,382 residentsVoluntari48,662 residentsTecuci47,606 residentsAlexandria45,057 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Iași?

The published population was 271,692 people in December 2021. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality4

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area94 km²31 Dec 2024Romania city identity collection5Official
G01 Area Km294 km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
G01 Density Per Km22,890 per km231 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
Population271,692 people1 Dec 2021INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality4Official
Population271,692 people1 Dec 2021Official source · INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality
Unemployment rate0.3 %31 Dec 2025Independent source · ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025
NO₂ — annual mean21.4 µg/m³31 Dec 2013Official source · Eurostat
PM10 — annual mean26 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station IS-1)
PM2.5 — annual mean14.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries
Annual mean temperature (modelled)10.17 °C2001-2020Modelled grid data · NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
G04 Flat Pit Rate10 %27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
G04 Local Tax Pct0.1 percent of property value27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
G05 Handoff Urlhttps://igi.mai.gov.ro/ URL27 Aug 2026migrationfit.com5Official
G12 Seismic Pga G0.2 g (PGA)31 Dec 2013migrationfit.com5Official
G13 Digital Nomad Visa Eligibletrue31 Dec 2025migrationfit.com5Official

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Current facts
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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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Iași?

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

Is the air quality good in Iași?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries.

What is the unemployment rate in Iași?

The unemployment rate is 0.3 % (2025). Source: ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025.

How much is public transport in Iași?

A monthly transport pass is 24.78 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo.

Is Iași a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Iași, Romania: cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/iasi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Iași, Romania: cost of living, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/iasi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. 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 2026-09-12
  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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