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Romania / Eastern Europe

Cluj-Napoca City Intelligence

Cluj-Napoca is Romania's Transylvanian metro, with software services, university, and life-sciences activity used for cross-region Romanian comparison. Cluj-Napoca is a eastern europe city of about ~0.4M metro in Romania. On the composite city-intelligence score, Cluj-Napoca sits around the indexed median (74/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.4M metro
View of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Overall score

Use the Cluj-Napoca profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level intelligence alongside Bucharest and other Central-European mid-size cities.

Overall74/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality72/100
Energy70/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

74/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Cluj-Napoca data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Cluj-Napoca city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score74/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Cluj-Napoca's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality72/100Cluj-Napoca's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy70/100Cluj-Napoca's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety72/100Cluj-Napoca's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed72/100Cluj-Napoca's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Cluj-Napoca's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience70/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety59/100
Low crime61/100
Personal safety59/100
Night safety55/100
Road safety60/100

Cluj-Napoca has a moderate safety estimate (59/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life66/100
Healthcare63/100
Education67/100
Green space82/100
Cleanliness64/100
Infrastructure66/100
Mobility56/100

Cluj-Napoca has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (66/100), with notable strengths in green space.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness67/100
Education67/100
Green space82/100
Overall safety59/100

Cluj-Napoca scores moderate for family living (67/100), helped by parks and green space.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability70/100
Walkability72/100
Cycling50/100
Infrastructure66/100

Cluj-Napoca is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability67/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness64/100
Outdoor lifestyle52/100

Cluj-Napoca is moderate for retirement (67/100), appealing for affordability.

Emergency and public safety in Cluj-Napoca

Local public safety guidance for Cluj-Napoca, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Cluj-Napoca, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Romania emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Cluj-Napoca

Healthcare context for Cluj-Napoca, with national-level information from Romania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Cluj-Napoca, see the Romania healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Cluj-Napoca

Local mobility context for Cluj-Napoca, with national-level context from Romania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Cluj-Napoca, see the Romania transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Cluj-Napoca. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Cluj-Napoca

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Cluj-Napoca will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Cluj-Napoca air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Cluj-Napoca modules

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Cost of Living in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Cluj-Napoca

Cost of living estimates for Cluj-Napoca — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Cluj-Napoca

Climate profile for Cluj-Napoca — Humid Continental climate, annual average 10.3°C, comfort score 67/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Cluj-Napoca

Economy and jobs profile for Cluj-Napoca — industrial city, economy score 55/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Cluj-Napoca

Education profile for Cluj-Napoca — mixed education base, education score 52/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Cluj-Napoca

Healthcare and retirement profile for Cluj-Napoca — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 56/100, retirement score 65/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Visual guide to Cluj-Napoca

Source-attributed visual context for Cluj-Napoca using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Cluj-Napoca

Weekend trip planning checklist for Cluj-Napoca — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Cluj-Napoca

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Cluj-Napoca

Estimate a monthly budget for Cluj-Napoca using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Cluj-Napoca

Plan a trip budget for Cluj-Napoca using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Cluj-Napoca

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Cluj-Napoca. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Alba Iulia, Romania

Same region · about 77 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Alba Iulia's city intelligence profile.

Targu Mures, Romania

Same region · about 78 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Targu Mures's city intelligence profile.

Baia Mare, Romania

Mountain cluster · about 99 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Baia Mare's city intelligence profile.

Deva, Romania

Same region · about 113 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Deva's city intelligence profile.

Sibiu, Romania

Mountain cluster · about 116 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Sibiu's city intelligence profile.

Satu Mare, Romania

Same region · about 125 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Satu Mare's city intelligence profile.

Oradea, Romania

Same region · about 131 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Oradea's city intelligence profile.

Debrecen, Hungary

Cross-border · about 170 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Debrecen's city intelligence profile.

Arad, Romania

Same region · about 187 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Arad's city intelligence profile.

Nyiregyhaza, Hungary

Cross-border · about 193 km from Cluj-Napoca. Explore Nyiregyhaza's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Cluj-Napoca — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Carpathians

Mountain region · 30 places across 15 cities.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Cluj-Napoca — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Cluj-Napoca profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level intelligence alongside Bucharest and other Central-European mid-size cities. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and air quality (72/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (70/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Romania country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Cluj-Napoca appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.