Moving to Romania: land, costs and rules
Continental climate. Medium-long, fertile plains. Everyday costs run roughly 52% below Sweden on our comparison index.
The numbers before you commit
Rural house with some land
€59,800
Farmland per hectare
€6,900
Monthly living, family of four, excluding housing
€1,288
Residency
EU/EEA freedom of movement
Conversions use indicative reference rates, not live market rates. Use them for planning scale, not for transactions.
Climate and growing season
Continental
Medium-long, fertile plains
What works in your favour
- Among the lowest costs in the EU
- Very cheap farmland
- Living smallholder tradition
What to watch
- Rural infrastructure gaps
- Title verification essential
- Distance to specialist care
Who is allowed to buy land in Romania?
We have not yet written orientation notes on land ownership for Romania. The land rules library covers the countries we have verified so far, and it is the right place to see what kinds of restriction to ask about.
Open the land rules libraryTurn this into a plan for your family
Put in your household, your budget and how self-sufficient you want to be, and get a year-by-year plan for the land, the food and the animals. Free to start.
Until you choose a region, figures and guidance are based on international sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CGIAR and International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Scope: international.