Columbus vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	77
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	906K	913K

The cost of living in Columbus is 54% more expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 1476th and 3883rd ($2145 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 43rd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 249th and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Naples

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	Columbus	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$5500

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543