Naples vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naples	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1615	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3721	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$830	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1380	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1805	$5553
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	86
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	913K	1.39M

The cost of living in Naples is 54% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3595th and 50th ($1615 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Naples ranked 7th best city to live in Italy vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 497th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs San Diego

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	Naples	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$941	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5096	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2428	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7022	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804