Romania
Bucharest
#1 Top 5 cities
Bucharest is Romania's most complete expat city for work, services, and international connections.
Country overview
Population
1Â 877Â 155
Year-round temperatures
Day: 3°C až 31°C
Night: -3°C až 18°C
Climate
Continental climate with hot summers, cold winters, and fairly clear seasonality.
Distance to the sea
225 km
Social atmosphere
6/10
Costs
Housing cost
6/10
Food cost
7/10
Business friendliness
7/10
Safety
7/10
Bucharest is broadly manageable, but petty theft, scams, aggressive driving, nightlife incidents, and large neighborhood differences keep it below the Bratislava safety baseline.
Natural disaster resilience
4/10
Bucharest has significant Vrancea earthquake exposure, together with heatwaves, intense rain, urban flooding, drought, and severe winter weather.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
9/10
Internet speed
9/10
Internet stability
8/10
Electricity stability
8/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- 🇮🇹Italians
- 🇹🇷Turkish
- 🇺🇸Americans
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Large international community
- +Quality services
- +Airport access
- +Good transport links
Cons
- −Traffic congestion
- −Noise
- −Higher prices