Living in Târgu Mureș

For Târgu Mureș, practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €128.99 per month, fixed internet at €8.38 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €6.06. Târgu Mureș had a population of 116,033 in December 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2411 sources

Which Romania-wide rules apply when you move to Târgu Mureș?

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 Târgu Mureș.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€374

Utilities, 85 m² flat€129

Fitness club€32

Transport pass€17

Internet, 60 Mbps€8

Mobile plan, 10 GB€5

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	31.67 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	8.38 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	374 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	6.06 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi mobile plan²Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	17.19 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	129 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Residential dwellings	56,000 count	31 Dec 2021	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Residential property price per m²	1,050 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁶Official

Is Târgu Mureș a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–58%

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

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

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 32–54%

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	40 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; Târgu Mureș's school authority applies it locally.

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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Transport authority	Transloc Târgu Mureș name	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Nearest airport	TGM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration in Târgu Mureș

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

1verified local records

Târgu Mureș Regional Integration Center

str. Revoluției, nr. 45, Târgu Mureș

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Exact city-linked record checked 2026-08-10. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

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Climate and air quality

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

PM2.520.6WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂29WHO 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 Târgu Mureș is 20.6 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

Târgu Mureș 20.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	29.04 µg/m³country median 22.6	31 Dec 2009	Eurostat³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	20.61 µg/m³country median 15.4	31 Dec 2022	cdn.who.int¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.59 · Feb 17.13 · Mar 22.72 · Apr 27.2 · May 31.99 · Jun 35.64 · Jul 37.88 · Aug 38.74 · Sep 34.73 · Oct 31.1 · Nov 23.61 · Dec 14.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.43 · Feb -26.7 · Mar -14.8 · Apr -5.56 · May -1.04 · Jun 4.32 · Jul 8.15 · Aug 7.39 · Sep 0.62 · Oct -5.65 · Nov -10.15 · Dec -19.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.22 · Feb -1 · Mar 4.04 · Apr 10.02 · May 15.42 · Jun 19.38 · Jul 21.52 · Aug 21.64 · Sep 16.31 · Oct 10.01 · Nov 4.29 · Dec -1.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	49.24 km²	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat GISCO, European Commission⁴Official
City area	66.97 km²	31 Dec 2022	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Population density	2,005 per km2	31 Dec 2022	migrationfit.com⁶Official
Population	116,033 people	1 Dec 2021	INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality⁵Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.3 %	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 Târgu Mureș

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.

Sibiu as a Târgu Mureș alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 1.9 µg/m³ Sibiu vs 20.6 µg/m³ Târgu Mureș−91%
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Sibiu vs 14.0 km Târgu Mureș−64%
Residents: 134,309 Sibiu vs 116,033 Târgu Mureș+16%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €117 Sibiu vs €129 Târgu Mureș−9%
A meal out: €6 Sibiu vs €6 Târgu Mureșsame level

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Alternative cities in Romania

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Baia Mare108,759 residents Buzău103,481 residents Sibiu134,309 residents Bacău136,087 residents Pitești141,275 residents Arad145,078 residents

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Târgu Mureș in rankings

#16 of 30 in Largest cities in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Târgu Mureș 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 Târgu Mureș?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20.61 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: cdn.who.int.

How many people live in Târgu Mureș?

The published population is 116,033 people. Source: INS — RPL 2021 definitive results, resident population by municipality.

How much is public transport in Târgu Mureș?

A monthly transport pass is 17.19 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Târgu Mureș a good place to live?

Târgu Mureș 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). Târgu Mureș, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1fccce257b46eb5e7e6b98d1dad8b633]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/targu-mures/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Târgu Mureș, Romania: population, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1fccce257b46eb5e7e6b98d1dad8b633},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/targu-mures/},
  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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cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
Digi mobile plan digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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

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