Which is cheaper, Craiova or Timișoara?

Craiova and Timișoara cost about the same: roughly $1,150 per month for one person.

Is Craiova or Timișoara safer?

Craiova and Timișoara score the same on safety (73), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Craiova or Timișoara?

Timișoara: a measured median of 89.9 Mbps versus 85.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Craiova vs Timișoara

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.

Craiova

out of 100

Oltenia's capital with a grand park and budget flights

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Timișoara

out of 100

Western Romania's tech hub and 2023 European Capital of Culture

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Where they differ

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

Pick Craiova if you want

no clear edge over Timișoara in the data

Pick Timișoara if you want

no clear edge over Craiova in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Craiova	Timișoara
Cost of living	67	67
Safety	73	73
Healthcare	75	75
Internet	87 ✓	86
Visa ease	70	70
Getting there & around	27	31 ✓
Climate	42	42
Air quality	84 ✓	83
Quality of life	77	77

Cost

Metric	Craiova	Timișoara
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	Timișoara
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	Timișoara
Download	85.1 Mbps	89.9 Mbps ✓
Upload	57 Mbps ✓	37.6 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Craiova	Timișoara
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	Timișoara
Non-stop airport destinations	17	40 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	4	4
Transit (1–5, editorial)	3	3

Climate and air

Metric	Craiova	Timișoara
Comfortable months per year	5	5
Annual mean PM2.5	12 µg/m³ ✓	12.6 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Craiova or Timișoara?: Craiova and Timișoara cost about the same: roughly $1,150 per month for one person.
Is Craiova or Timișoara safer?: Craiova and Timișoara score the same on safety (73), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Craiova or Timișoara?: Timișoara: a measured median of 89.9 Mbps versus 85.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

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.