Bucharest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$5087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	77	77
🏙️ Population	1.72M	467K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 64% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5593rd and 440th ($961 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 394th 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 720th 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	$9.66	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$18490

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652