Pros and Cons of Living in Bucharest Romania
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Pros of Living in Bucharest
Affordable to live Pretty safe Fast internet Warm now Perfect humidity now Good air quality on average Nomad List members liked going here Many Nomad List members here all year round Very easy to make friends Easy to do business High quality of education Roads are very safe Freedom of speech Democratic Safe for women Family friendly
Cons of Living in Bucharest
Not much to do Gets cold in the winter Feels crowded Hospitals are bad People don't speak English well Hostile towards LGBTQ+ Many people smoke tobacco -
I agree with the +- list posted a few years ago here. Beautiful city in different ways cheaper than Western EU, beautiful people. Restaurants are understaffed and have terrible service, at least in Old Town. First thing on the menu at Van Gogh is "all our staff are trainees, please be patient" even, so not sure what happened that places are struggling. Activity wise it doesn't seem like it has much, but there are nice parks and walking through the city with the architecture is something to behold. Socially it does seem a little closed off, but that doesn't make it impossible to make friends.
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Bucharest is cheap and a heaven for expats . It outranks kiev or chisinau and even budapest.
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So underrated. It's a beautiful city lots of parks and the lake in Herastrau is very nice. Constanta/Mamaia (beach area) are a 2 hour drive away and Busteni, which is in the mountains is also within reasonable distance. People are usually quite friendly but theres the odd rude taxi driver, especially if you speak 0 Romanian. The food wasn't that great in my opinion, lots of meats and potatoes, but some like it. i'd recommend chimney cakes (kurtoskalacs) and Covrigi (Romanian soft pretzels).
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Here is my summary of Bucharest: + very nice and growing hipster/alt/techno scene +/- the city looks like crap lot of graffiti, demolished buildings, communistic buildings etc., but i kinda like this vibe + prices are great + young people in hipster clubs/cafes are very open and speak good english + super cheap UBER - romanian food = bullshit - airport = bullshit - old town / touristic center kinda bullshit, overpriced, crap - taxi and public transport is crap I heard, but you never use it cuz UBER - people are not nice to each other, not helping, kinda rude, etc. (except young people)
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I agree with the +- list posted a few years ago here. Beautiful city in different ways cheaper than Western EU, beautiful people. Restaurants are understaffed and have terrible service, at least in Old Town. First thing on the menu at Van Gogh is "all our staff are trainees, please be patient" even, so not sure what happened that places are struggling. Activity wise it doesn't seem like it has much, but there are nice parks and walking through the city with the architecture is something to behold. Socially it does seem a little closed off, but that doesn't make it impossible to make friends.
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I visited Bucharest for one week in early September in between Varna in Bulgaria and Warszawa, and I like these more. Not to dismiss Bucharest which is nice, impressive, and safe. I was happy to be there, the internet is amazing ( I got >200 Mbps of free wifi in a public park) etc., but I probably won't be back any time soon.
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Bucharest is cheap but that's about the only attraction for the roaming wanderer. The city is extremely dirty, smoggy, and chaotic. The internet is amazingly fast, but it's one of the last cities in Europe to visit. I have lived here for over a year, spent a long time trying to find some quality about it, but the culture is very unfriendly and it's not easy to develop friendships. I really recommend going north or west for some better quality for a foreigner: Chisinau, St Petersburg, Budapest, all are better choices.
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Bucharest is a lovely calm and joyful city. I was staying at ICANSEE villa, a family stay place and I’ve just had everything I needed. The streets are safe, people are nice, nice clubs, terraces. It has a good vibe, I love it!
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Soooo underrated city it's not so calm at least the old town with all those bars competing to see which one plays the loudest music and in general the crazy traffic and that cars burnouts at 3am. But aside of that it's a wonderful city, with lot of things to do, lot's of places to go and very affordable prices. I was there for 3 weeks in July and surprisingly it's warmer than Barcelona and safer, and airbnb prices are really good. I enjoyed trying food and walking the city, I like to work from coffee shops and I didn't find anything better than Starbucks, that close a bit early (around 20:00). My favorite restaurant by far, I went two times and already missing it: Hanu Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare And a famous restaurant that I also went two times and both experiences went bad (too touristy): Caru Cu Bere
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Hidden gem in Eastern Europe - loads of awesome co-working spaces and co-living places popping up all over the place. Plenty of awesome nightlife cheap, loads of beautiful parks and only 2 hours to the mountains or 3 hours to the sea.
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Bucharest is one of my favorites city as a coffee lover. Also there are awesome people and the city has plenty of activities to do: indoor, outdoor... whatever you prefer... The place to be is the co-living Vine 21, with amazing people, good internet, and a place for work...
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I lived here 3 months during summer and it was amazing. The weather is beautiful 2 hours away from the beach, the internet is fast, the coffee shops are chic, nightlife very alive and the prices are good. Go here during summer because there are more events, activities to do than the winter when it's cold and snowy.
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Very cheap and Romanian people are rather friendly and open to foreigners. City itself is a disaster rundown infrastructure, lots of pollution and little to do outside of oldtown.
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Honestly underated the city is extremely clean apart from graffities, old town is a lot of fun and the architecture is beautiful, looks very french like paris, could still be improved in the next few years though!
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I spent 2 weeks in Romania one week in Bucharest. I loved it, will definitely go back. The city is a mix of cool/hip, some great cafes, the Old City. Then there are the parts that are like razed ghettos. I'm single female and always felt safe. Even the taxi drivers were all lovely and helpful. Most young people speak english really well, the older people not at all. Lots of parks and fountains. One thing I loved, there is almost no tourism there, no tourists, no tourist pricing. Wifi is generally good.
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