Bucharest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	1.72M	467K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5404th and 464th ($1036 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 769th 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	$10.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$21877

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614