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Romania
Romania combines cheap living, fast internet and real cities: Bucharest for work, Cluj for technology, Brașov and Sibiu for a quieter routine. The cost of living is among the most moderate in the EU, taxes are low, and rent is affordable even centrally. A continental climate brings hot summers and snowy winters, with a Carpathian season from December to March. The difficulties are the state of the roads and public hospitals, paper-heavy bureaucracy and Romanian in every office.
Facts about the destination
RON 4,732
Living solo, economy
Temperate
Climate
Cost of living3
- Living solo, economy
- RON 4,732 per month
- Living as a couple, comfort
- RON 13,844 per month
- Living as a family, premium
- RON 24,896 per month
Entry and visas6
- Nomad visa
- No such programme
- Work visa
- With restrictions
- Student visa
- With restrictions
- Retirement visa
- No such programme
- Paid residency program
- No such programme
- Investment residency
- No such programme
Money and housing7
- Median rent
- $600 per month
- Tax system
- Worldwide income taxed
- Income tax, maximum
- up to 10%
- Плоская ставка НДФЛ 10% — самая низкая в ЕС наряду с Болгарией, но реальная нагрузка на зарплату выше из-за 35% социальных взносов.
- Price per square metre
- $2,400 per m²
- Property ownership for foreigners
- With restrictions
- Special regime for new residents
- Yes
- Режим микропредприятия (PFA) даёт ставку 1–3% с оборота вместо стандартного налога на прибыль — популярен у фрилансеров-релокантов.
- Mortgage for non-residents
- No
Safety and environment6
- Air quality
- AQI 70
- Safety
- 4 out of 5
- Armed conflict
- Elevated risk
- Боевых действий на территории нет, но приграничные с Украиной районы у Дуная неоднократно фиксировали обломки дронов после ударов по украинским портам.
- Healthcare
- 3 out of 5
- Internet
- 5 out of 5
- Insurance required for a visa
- Yes
Language and daily life4
- English
- 3 out of 5
- Russian-speaking
- 2 out of 5
- Banking
- 2 out of 5
- MIR cards
- No
Legalization9
- Years to permanent residency
- 5 years
- Years to citizenship
- 8 years
- Remote work for foreign clients
- No
- Citizenship by investment
- No such programme
- Hiring a foreigner
- Moderately hard
- Ease of legalization
- 2 out of 5
- Стандартные для ЕС рабочий и учебный треки без особых льгот.
- Second passport kept after naturalisation
- Yes
- Citizenship for a child born here
- Not granted
- Fast-track naturalisation
- No
Climate and region3
- Climate
- Temperate
- Kind of destination
- To live in
- Region
- Europe
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