Naples vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naples	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1615	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3721	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$830	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$1380	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1805	$5742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	913K	1.01M

The cost of living in Naples is 59% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3595th and 8th ($1615 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Naples ranked 7th best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 497th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs San Jose, United States

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	Naples	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$941	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5096	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2428	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.5	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7022	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212