Naples vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naples	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3515	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$724	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1333	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	913K	2.75M

The cost of living in Naples is 17% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3924th and 2722nd ($1449 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in Italy.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naples compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Italy, and 414th vs 294th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs Rome

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	Naples	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.87	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$986	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5034	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.76	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.51	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$429	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5814	$10781

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1294
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1148
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1632
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1473
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1208
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1199
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1212
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1424
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1058
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1389
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1324
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1316
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1117
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1400
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1276
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1363
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1654
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1132
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1340
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1338
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1750
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$928
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1190
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1324
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1034
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1277
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1372
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1061
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1057
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262