Living in Săcălaz

At the end of 2025, Săcălaz had a population of 12,226. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.3% of residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Săcălaz stood at 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population12,226people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,804EUR/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 crime1,711incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2022Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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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 Săcălaz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Săcălaz reached 3,939 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Săcălaz. 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	3,939 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	3,630 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Săcălaz a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–67%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–69%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–67%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 4,430 were in employment in Săcălaz.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,804 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	4,430 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Săcălaz. 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)

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Săcălaz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Săcălaz?

Police recorded 1,711 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	1,711 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Săcălaz's nearest airport was TSR, 18 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TSR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

RomanianIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Săcălaz.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Săcălaz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

0°

4°-3°

7°-2°

13°2°

19°6°

24°11°

27°15°

30°16°

24°12°

18°7°

12°3°

5°-1°

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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

165

208

243

263

282

279

194

162

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.513WHO 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 Săcălaz is 13.0 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

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Săcălaz 13.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2022	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 18.8 · May 23.7 · Jun 27.4 · Jul 29.7 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 18.3 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 4.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 6.4 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2.8 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 12.2 · May 17.2 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 17 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.7 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 34.6 · Apr 48.3 · May 60.5 · Jun 80.8 · Jul 59.5 · Aug 57.7 · Sep 51.2 · Oct 50.4 · Nov 45.2 · Dec 46.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 74.2 · Feb 106.5 · Mar 165.2 · Apr 208.1 · May 242.9 · Jun 263.3 · Jul 282.4 · Aug 278.8 · Sep 194.4 · Oct 161.9 · Nov 96.3 · Dec 60.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Arad ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.8 °C, Sliven (Bulgaria) ±1.4 °C, Petržalka (Slovakia) ±1.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Bensheim (Germany) ±1.7 °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

Săcălaz had 4,710 female residents at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Săcălaz had 4,513 residents who were male.

How many people live in Săcălaz?

The published population was 12,226 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	4,710 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	4,513 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	12,226 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.262 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Săcălaz

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	9,223	100.0%
Români	6,546	71.0%
Informație nedisponibila	2,425	26.3%
Sarbi	99	1.1%
Maghiari	77	0.8%
Romi	29	0.3%
Germani	18	0.2%
Italieni	9	0.1%
Bulgari	8	0.1%
Alta etnie	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered jobseekers	31 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Săcălaz

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities

Săcueni12,326 residents Beclean12,109 residents Călan12,355 residents Târgu Ocna12,057 residents Moldova Nouă12,056 residents Domnești12,040 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Săcălaz 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; Săcălaz'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 many people live in Săcălaz?

The published population was 12,226 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Săcălaz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Săcălaz?

Is Săcălaz a good place to live?

Săcălaz 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 Săcălaz?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 9,223 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). Săcălaz, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9c59569b35116ad942dad6d80e9e3a36]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/sacalaz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sacalaz-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_1ae912fbc88a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Săcălaz, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9c59569b35116ad942dad6d80e9e3a36},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/sacalaz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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