Naples vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naples	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1615	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3721	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$830	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1380	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1805	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	913K	468K

The cost of living in Naples is 30% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3595th and 1246th ($1615 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1054th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Naples compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Naples ranked 7th best city to live in Italy vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 497th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs Raleigh

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	Naples	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$941	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5096	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2428	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.5	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7022	$24650

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1332
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1227
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1718
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1537
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1233
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1312
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1083
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1502
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1180
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1367
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1363
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1405
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1435
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1165
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1419
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1409
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1495
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1814
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1440
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1237
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1187
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1379
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$2082
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1200
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1286
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1442
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1322
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1441
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1646
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1128
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1245
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736