Global CityIntelligence

Romania / Eastern Europe

Satu Mare City Intelligence

Satu Mare is a county-seat city in northwestern Romania near the Hungarian and Ukrainian borders with cross-border road and rail links and a light-manufacturing and agri-processing economic base. Satu Mare is a eastern europe city of about ~233K metro in Romania. On the composite city-intelligence score, Satu Mare sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (56/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~233K metro
View of Satu Mare, Romania

Image credit: Image: ZARAKA Z / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Overall score

Use the Satu Mare profile to compare affordability, cross-border transport access, air quality and energy supply alongside regional peers such as Oradea and Baia Mare.

Overall56/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality55/100
Energy51/100

Overall city intelligence

Constrained

56/100

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.

Satu Mare data table

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

Satu Mare city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score56/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living72/100Satu Mare's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality55/100Satu Mare'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.
Energy51/100Satu Mare's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety54/100Satu Mare's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed54/100Satu Mare's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk51/100Satu Mare's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience51/100Climate 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 safety57/100
Low crime57/100
Personal safety58/100
Night safety54/100
Road safety57/100

Satu Mare has a moderate safety estimate (57/100); 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 life65/100
Healthcare62/100
Education65/100
Green space90/100
Cleanliness58/100
Infrastructure62/100
Mobility53/100

Satu Mare has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (65/100), 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 friendliness66/100
Education65/100
Green space90/100
Overall safety57/100

Satu Mare scores moderate for family living (66/100), helped by parks and green space.

Digital Nomad Suitability

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

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability62/100
Walkability69/100
Cycling43/100
Infrastructure62/100

Satu Mare is moderate for remote workers (62/100), based on connectivity, affordability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

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

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability65/100
Healthcare62/100
Cleanliness58/100
Outdoor lifestyle58/100

Satu Mare is moderate for retirement (65/100), appealing for affordability.

Emergency and public safety in Satu Mare

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

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Satu Mare, 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 Satu Mare

Healthcare context for Satu Mare, 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 Satu Mare, 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 Satu Mare

Local mobility context for Satu Mare, 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 Satu Mare, 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 Satu Mare. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Satu Mare

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 Satu Mare 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.

Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare modules

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Cost of Living in Satu Mare

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

Air Quality in Satu Mare

Satu Mare'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 Satu Mare

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

Safety in Satu Mare

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

Internet Speed in Satu Mare

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

Climate Risk in Satu Mare

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

City rankings

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Cost of living in Satu Mare

Cost of living estimates for Satu Mare — 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 Satu Mare

Climate profile for Satu Mare — Humid Continental climate, annual average 9.7°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 Satu Mare

Economy and jobs profile for Satu Mare — industrial city, economy score 53/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Satu Mare

Education profile for Satu Mare — mixed education base, education score 50/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Satu Mare

Source-attributed visual context for Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare

Weekend trip planning checklist for Satu Mare — 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 Satu Mare

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 Satu Mare

Estimate a monthly budget for Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare

Plan a trip budget for Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare

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

Baia Mare, Romania

Mountain cluster · about 53 km from Satu Mare. Explore Baia Mare's city intelligence profile.

Nyiregyhaza, Hungary

Cross-border · about 89 km from Satu Mare. Explore Nyiregyhaza's city intelligence profile.

Debrecen, Hungary

Cross-border · about 98 km from Satu Mare. Explore Debrecen's city intelligence profile.

Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Cross-border · about 103 km from Satu Mare. Explore Uzhhorod's city intelligence profile.

Oradea, Romania

Same region · about 108 km from Satu Mare. Explore Oradea's city intelligence profile.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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

Kosice, Slovakia

Cross-border · about 159 km from Satu Mare. Explore Kosice's city intelligence profile.

Miskolc, Hungary

Cross-border · about 161 km from Satu Mare. Explore Miskolc's city intelligence profile.

Presov, Slovakia

Cross-border · about 182 km from Satu Mare. Explore Presov's city intelligence profile.

Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Cross-border · about 184 km from Satu Mare. Explore Ivano-Frankivsk's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

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

Themed collections

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

Interpretation

Use the Satu Mare profile to compare affordability, cross-border transport access, air quality and energy supply alongside regional peers such as Oradea and Baia Mare. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (72/100) and air quality (55/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (51/100), 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 Satu Mare 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.