Bucharest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	1.72M	467K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4935th and 524th ($1138 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 453rd 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 282nd in the United States, while ranked 508th and 992nd 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	$11.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$22757

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059