Naples vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naples	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1615	$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3721	$8690
🏠 One person rent	$830	$2814
🏘️ Family rent	$1380	$4668
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$830
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1805	$7450
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	76	97
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	913K	874K

The cost of living in Naples is 60% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3595th and 7th ($1615 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Naples ranked 7th best city to live in Italy vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 497th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs San Francisco

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	Naples	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$941	$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5096	$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2428	$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.5	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7022	$21243

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805