Naples vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naples	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1605	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$828	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1788	$4437
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	913K	468K

The cost of living in Naples is 31% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3492nd and 1213th ($1605 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1060th 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 3rd best city to live in Italy vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 419th and 212th 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	$15.3	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$990	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5433	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2766	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.02	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.6	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6122	$24117

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1291
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1191
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1689
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1518
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1217
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1084
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1462
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1145
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1334
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1366
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1345
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1413
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1128
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1376
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1375
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1463
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1747
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1418
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1231
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1166
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1348
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$2020
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1153
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1257
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1402
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1264
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1392
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1588
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1101
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1200
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766