Bucharest vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	459K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 53% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4877th and 978th ($1148 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 482nd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Virginia Beach

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	Bucharest	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769