3.15/5
129 reviews
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Cost of Living in Timisoara

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Timisoara is praised as a great base for digital nomads or expats, offering a mix of affordability and European connectivity. Apartments near the center can be found for as little as 350 euros, and the local food scene is both inexpensive and consistently high quality. The city center is lively and focused on bars and restaurants rather than commerce, making it ideal for going out. There's a growing presence of digital nomads and an airport nearby, which makes travel easy across Europe.

The weather is generally sunny and warm throughout the year, though it can get cold in winter for a few weeks, dropping to around minus 5 degrees Celsius. July is typically very hot. Locals are noted for being kind and helpful, and the natural surroundings, including mountains just an hour away, offer opportunities for affordable and scenic weekend escapes. The city is also active with festivals and cultural events, especially in summertime.

Overall, Timisoara is a quiet, affordable European city with a friendly atmosphere and easy regional access, making it a strong choice for remote workers or anyone looking for a low-cost but culturally rich place to live.

AI-generated summary of reviews
5 months ago

I live in Timisoara since 2 years. It's a good place , very cheep and quiet. during summer this year a lot of festivals and cultural events. I love the weither, cold in winter but not so munch just under zero degré like minus 5 maybe 1 week or two, and very hot in July. A lot of sun anyway all the year. The food is excellent . And people are very kind and open to help you if you ask them. The nature is beautiful just 1 hour driving and the mountain are amazing, hotel confortable and very cheap.

10 months ago

3 years ago

You can still find 1 bedroom apartments near the centre for 350 euro. The city centre is great, it is almost devoid of shops and is almost all bars and restaurants. Great for having a great night out. The food seems to be between 5 to 10 euros but is of excellent quality. So far I have not been disappointed on the food front. I have been making Tiisoara my DN home base since this summer and have been finding quite a few others are doing the same. Having an airport close by and being connected to the rest of Europe easy is a big bonus. Romania's Micro Company scheme makes it an excellent country to base yourself and from there explore. I checked out Brasov, Bucharest and Sibiu but Timisoara makes the best case.

4 years ago

Prices aren't that low anymore. 1br apartment in the centre would cost you around 400 euros, maybe even 500 if you go for something more luxurious.

Airbnbs are 40-50 euros per night (central ones).
Dinner would be anywhere from 5 to 10 euros and even more if you go to the fanciest restaurants.
There's a decent tech scene around (lots of software engineers in the city).
I'm living in Timisoara since 2011.

6 years ago

Timisoara is an interesting place. The centre square is where it all happens. We stayed a couple days to break up our journey in Romania. Lots of cafes and restaurants. It’s very safe, apart from the occasional person asking for money. English in the centre is pretty well spoken, but out of that, it’s hard to find an English speaking/understanding person. If in real trouble go talk to youth, they will be beat option. The food is quite good and beer is cold. The cost was very reasonable too. 6.5/10 is a pretty fair score I’d say.

6 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Great food

✅ Friendly people

✅ Good weather

✅ Active cultural scene

✅ Good location for travel

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

❌ Cold winters

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

-1°C / 30°F freezing

8°C / 46°F cold

7°C / 45°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

20°C / 68°F mild

28°C / 82°F warm

34°C / 93°F hot

29°C / 84°F warm

23°C / 73°F mild

14°C / 57°F cool

9°C / 48°F cold

3°C / 37°F cold

Real (median)

1°C / 33°F
very cold

9°C / 47°F
cold

8°C / 46°F
cold

12°C / 54°F
cool

19°C / 66°F
mild

27°C / 80°F
warm

31°C / 87°F
hot

28°C / 82°F
very warm

23°C / 73°F
mild

14°C / 57°F
cool

9°C / 48°F
cold

4°C / 39°F
very cold

Humidity

damp
79%

damp
77%

nice
65%

damp
71%

nice
71%

nice
67%

nice
57%

nice
52%

nice
59%

nice
65%

damp
77%

damp
84%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
46mm

dry
43mm

dry
47mm

dry
40mm

rainy
71mm

dry
6mm

rainy
53mm

dry
35mm

rainy
58mm

dry
30mm

rainy
56mm

Cloud

pockets
47%

pockets
43%

pockets
33%

pockets
47%

pockets
44%

pockets
24%

pockets
28%

pockets
27%

pockets
28%

pockets
32%

pockets
42%

cloudy
57%

Air quality

clean
26 US AQI

clean
20 US AQI

clean
15 US AQI

clean
14 US AQI

clean
16 US AQI

clean
19 US AQI

clean
23 US AQI

clean
30 US AQI

clean
41 US AQI

clean
22 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

240 people

280 people

371 people

560 people

340 people

400 people

625 people

457 people

314 people

371 people

257 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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Serbia

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Brasov

Romania

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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Bucharest

Romania

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

$5,722 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌦 Feels 32° 90° 29° 85° AQI 55 😷

✈️11h

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Modena

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 15° 59°

✈️1h

$4,583 / mo

22 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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✈️1h

$4,083 / mo

31 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 95 😷

✈️20min

$2,713 / mo

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Belgrade

Serbia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 177 😷

✈️10min

$3,030 / mo

30 Mbps

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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✈️12h

$1,558 / mo

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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✈️1h

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Lisbon

Portugal

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 29

✈️3h

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Madrid

Spain

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked good

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🌦 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55° AQI 22

✈️3h

$4,412 / mo

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Porto

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️3h

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Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 177 😷

✈️10min

$3,030 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57° AQI 95 😷

✈️20min

$2,713 / mo

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Sofia

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 100 😷

✈️30min

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Bucharest

Romania

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 15° 60° AQI 77 😷

✈️33min

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Vienna

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️37min

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Prague

Czechia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️56min

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Istanbul

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

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👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️1h

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Rome

Italy

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️1h

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Berlin

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

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✈️1h

$4,083 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 8° 46° AQI 47

✈️2h

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️2h

$5,514 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 30

✈️2h

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° AQI 30

✈️2h

$5,722 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° AQI 29

✈️3h

$3,834 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 32° 90° 29° 85° AQI 55 😷

✈️11h

$1,570 / mo

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⭐️ Total score	3.15/5 (Rank #9) 129 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍8 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,955 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 42 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 17°C62°F (feels 17°C63°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 58%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 38 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Low: $787 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Good
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Romania
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	42 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 17°C 62°F + 😊 Comfy (58%) = feels 17°C 63°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 25 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 RON in USD	USD 2.28
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	RON 1,000 = USD 228
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.50%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	StartupHUB
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	10% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	320,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$9,439 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 44% 👱‍♀️ 56%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 90% 👱‍♀️ 10%
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Emag
🏠 Apartment listings	Imobiliare
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	EasyJet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Tarom

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,955 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,142 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,078 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$594 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,426 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,918 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$422 / month
🏠 Median home price	$27,378
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$67 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$63 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$183 / month
🍛 Dinner	$5
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$5,479 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$5 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$3 / trip