Living in Novaci

The population of Novaci totalled 5,376 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 1.1% of residents in 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population5,376people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,406EUR/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 crime2,021incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Novaci.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Novaci. 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

Is Novaci a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–69%

Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–71%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–70%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–68%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,406 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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Novaci?

Police recorded 2,021 incidents per 100,000 (2024). 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)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,021 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Novaci was 24 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BBU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

RomanianIn PersonCost varies

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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 temperatures were −1.5°C in January and 23°C in July. Novaci's monthly precipitation totalled 40.1 mm in January and 68.6 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 78.8 hours in January and 293.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Novaci?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴

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

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3°-5°

6°-3°

12°0°

18°5°

24°10°

28°14°

30°16°

31°15°

25°11°

18°6°

11°1°

4°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

107

157

195

245

259

293

283

209

150

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hours

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

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Novaci is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

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Novaci 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 18.5 · May 24.1 · Jun 28.1 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 30.6 · Sep 25 · Oct 18 · Nov 10.5 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 4.9 · May 9.7 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.8 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.1 · Feb 33 · Mar 42.4 · Apr 50.2 · May 70.4 · Jun 82.7 · Jul 68.6 · Aug 48.9 · Sep 60.5 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 43.6 · Dec 47 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 78.8 · Feb 107.1 · Mar 156.7 · Apr 195.3 · May 245.4 · Jun 259.4 · Jul 293.4 · Aug 283 · Sep 208.7 · Oct 149.6 · Nov 84.8 · Dec 63.9 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Arad ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.5 °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

How many people live in Novaci?

The published population was 5,376 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,376 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁵Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	1.08 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Novaci

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

Cities near Novaci

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Romania

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

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Drăguşeni5,367 residents Târgu Trotuş5,366 residents Corbasca5,357 residents Amărăştii de Jos5,354 residents Negru Vodă5,349 residents Bereşti-Tazlău5,406 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Novaci 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; Novaci's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Novaci part of Bucharest?

Novaci is near Bucharest, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 15.3 km away by straight-line distance. Bucharest city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source¹⁵

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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 Novaci?

The published population was 5,376 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Novaci?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Novaci?

Is Novaci a good place to live?

Novaci 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.

Is Novaci part of Bucharest?

Novaci is near Bucharest, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 15.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Novaci?

1 Decembrie is near Novaci. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Novaci, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dcb6f520e4e82276b36cc8922ad0944b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/novaci/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Novaci, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {dcb6f520e4e82276b36cc8922ad0944b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/novaci/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-09-23
Digi Fiber 1000 digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
Digi mobile plan digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-08-04
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B) statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-10-05
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