Bucharest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	81	78
🏙️ Population	1.72M	467K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4913th and 327th ($1116 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 646th and 982nd 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	$11.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$19997

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821