Bucharest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	79	76
🏙️ Population	1.72M	467K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 64% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5565th and 379th ($988 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 339th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 645th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Long Beach

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	Bucharest	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$27134

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683