Living in Medgidia

Medgidia numbered 42,108 residents at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.8% of residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population42,108people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,468EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete

Recorded crime2,062incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

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

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 Medgidia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Medgidia reached 16,900 at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€8

Mobile plan, 10 GB€5

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	7.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi Fiber 1000²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	16,900 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Main residence dwellings	13,710 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official

Is Medgidia a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–75%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–76%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–69%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

The employment figure in Medgidia was 13,331 at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,468 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete¹Official · county
People in employment	13,331 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,062 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Medgidia's nearest airport was CND, 21 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CND	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.9°C in January to 25.2°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 16.39 · Feb 20.01 · Mar 26.21 · Apr 30.4 · May 32.39 · Jun 40.4 · Jul 42.26 · Aug 40.65 · Sep 36.39 · Oct 30.92 · Nov 25.7 · Dec 18.78 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.85 · Feb -20.35 · Mar -17.97 · Apr -4.28 · May 2.51 · Jun 8.64 · Jul 11.08 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 3.75 · Oct -2.74 · Nov -11.1 · Dec -17.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.94 · Feb 1.42 · Mar 6.09 · Apr 11.25 · May 17.69 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 25.16 · Aug 25.08 · Sep 19.47 · Oct 12.83 · Nov 7.04 · Dec 1.05 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Medgidia was home to 18,034 women at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Medgidia was 16,578 at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	18,034 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁴Official
Male residents	16,578 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁴Official
Population	42,108 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁸Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.767 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁸Official

International community in Medgidia

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Resident population at 1 December 2021 in the UAT; ethnicity/mother tongue are source-native census response categories · 2021-12-01

Published group	People	Share
POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL	34,612	100.0%
Români	23,470	67.8%
Informație nedisponibila	5,531	16.0%
Tatari	2,712	7.8%
Turci	1,909	5.5%
Romi	691	2.0%
Alta etnie	252	0.7%
Rusi-Lipoveni	20	0.1%
Maghiari	10	0.0%
Armeni	6	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Italieni	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered jobseekers	300 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Medgidia

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

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Sighetu Marmaţiei40,945 residents Chiajna40,647 residents Năvodari43,725 residents Paşcani44,013 residents Miercurea-Ciuc39,634 residents Alexandria45,057 residents

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Medgidia in rankings

#28 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Medgidia 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.

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; Medgidia's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

How safe is Medgidia?

Police recorded 2,062 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B).

How many people live in Medgidia?

The published population is 42,108 people. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is Medgidia a good place to live?

Medgidia 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.

How many people are in the POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL ancestry or ethnicity group in Medgidia?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 34,612 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021-12-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Medgidia, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3eca2bde4d285ad478a74bcb05d34a31]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/medgidia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Medgidia, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3eca2bde4d285ad478a74bcb05d34a31},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/medgidia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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