Bucharest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4372
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4877th and 604th ($1148 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 279th in the United States, while ranked 482nd and 958th 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	$11.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$19617

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164