Living in Ploiești

Ploiești is a city in Romania, with a population of 180,540 in December 2021. A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €344 in December 2022. An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €24 in December 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2412 sources

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

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Housing and cost

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €74.45 per month, fixed internet at €9.47 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €7.07.

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€344

Utilities, 85 m² flat€74

Fitness club€47

Transport pass€24

Internet, 60 Mbps€9

Mobile plan, 10 GB€7

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	47.17 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	9.47 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	343.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	7.07 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	6.85 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ploiesti (Wayback capture 20250117180614)¹²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	24.26 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	74.45 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings	88,000 count	31 Dec 2021	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Residential property price per m²	1,150 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁶Official

Is Ploiești a good place to live?

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–56%

Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Student54%strong on education, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Retirement42%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 31–53%

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	45 count (K-12)	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁶Official

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; Ploiești's school authority applies it locally.

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Transport authority	TCE Ploiești (Transport Călători Express) name	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Destinations from nearest airport	66 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Nearest airport	OTP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	43 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Annual PM2.5 was 15.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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

PM2.515.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1024WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂26WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Ploiești is 15.6 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

1–28–912–1313–1414–1515–1616–1720–2123–2424–2529–30

Ploiești 15.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	26 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — RO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station PH-6)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station PH-2)²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	15.6 µg/m³country median 15.4 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 16.61 · Feb 18.81 · Mar 24.71 · Apr 29 · May 32.21 · Jun 38.03 · Jul 40.97 · Aug 40.82 · Sep 35.65 · Oct 30.85 · Nov 26.41 · Dec 15.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.62 · Feb -24.54 · Mar -15.27 · Apr -4.76 · May 1.61 · Jun 4.96 · Jul 9.64 · Aug 8.57 · Sep 2.61 · Oct -4.22 · Nov -8.77 · Dec -16.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.7 · Feb 0.32 · Mar 5.36 · Apr 10.98 · May 16.92 · Jun 21.27 · Jul 23.75 · Aug 23.75 · Sep 18.22 · Oct 11.51 · Nov 5.56 · Dec 0.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	58.27 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission⁴Official
City area	58 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Population density	3,411 per km2	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Population	180,540 people	1 Dec 2021	INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality⁵Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.45 %	31 Dec 2025	ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025¹⁰Independent

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Flat personal income tax rate	10 %	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Local tax rate	0.1 percent of property value	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Official handoff information	https://igi.mai.gov.ro/ URL	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Digital nomad visa eligibility	true	31 Dec 2025	migrationfit.com⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Ploiești

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.

Craiova as a Ploiești alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Basic utilities, 85 m²: €184 Craiova vs €74 Ploiești+147%
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Craiova vs 43.0 km Ploiești−84%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Craiova vs 15.6 µg/m³ Ploiești−23%
Residents: 234,140 Craiova vs 180,540 Ploiești+30%
A meal out: €5 Craiova vs €7 Ploiești−29%

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Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities

Oradea183,105 residents Brăila154,686 residents Galați217,851 residents Arad145,078 residents Pitești141,275 residents Craiova234,140 residents

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Ploiești in rankings

#10 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania #28 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ploiești 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 Ploiești?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15.6 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 Ploiești?

The published population is 180,540 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

How much is public transport in Ploiești?

A monthly transport pass is 24.26 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Ploiești a good place to live?

Ploiești 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). Ploiești, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a33f232d3c6fc3f97ed28c1ad6ea0749]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ploiesti/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ploiesti-romania-population-cost-of-living-jobs-climate_0617d5b7315f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ploiești, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a33f232d3c6fc3f97ed28c1ad6ea0749},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ploiesti/},
  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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EEA air quality statistics — RO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station PH-6) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — RO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station PH-2) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries EEA City Trend · eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-27
Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality INS · recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-07-26
migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
ANOFM — registered unemployed by county and locality, 31 December 2025 ANOFM · anofm.ro · checked 2026-07-26

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Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ploiesti (Wayback capture 20250117180614) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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