Craiova vs Iași
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 67. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Oltenia's capital with a grand park and budget flights
Full Craiova profile →Plan a trip to Craiova →Romania's cultural capital with a fast-growing IT scene
Full Iași profile →Plan a trip to Iași →Where they differ
- Air quality. Craiova leads on air quality, 84 to 78, against Iași. PM2.5: 12 µg/m³ vs 14.7 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Craiova if you want
- no clear edge over Iași in the data
Pick Iași if you want
- faster internet (108 Mbps measured)
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 67 | 67 |
| Safety | 73 | 73 |
| Healthcare | 75 | 75 |
| Internet | 87 | 89 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 70 | 70 |
| Getting there & around | 27 | 29 ✓ |
| Climate | 42 | 42 |
| Air quality | 84 ✓ | 78 |
| Quality of life | 77 | 77 |
Cost
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 69.2 | 69.2 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 77 | 77 |
| Life expectancy | 76.2 yrs | 76.2 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 85.1 Mbps | 108 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 57 Mbps ✓ | 45.8 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Digital nomad long-stay visa (D/AS) | Digital nomad long-stay visa (D/AS) |
| Minimum income for the visa | $5,787/mo | $5,787/mo |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 17 | 29 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 4 | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Craiova | Iași |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 5 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ ✓ | 14.7 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Craiova or Iași?
- Craiova and Iași cost about the same: roughly $1,150 per month for one person.
- Is Craiova or Iași safer?
- Craiova and Iași score the same on safety (73), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Craiova or Iași?
- Iași: a measured median of 108 Mbps versus 85.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.