Naples vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naples	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1605	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$828	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1788	$931
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	913K	24.9M

The cost of living in Naples is 42% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3492nd and 4879th ($1605 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Naples compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Naples ranked 3rd best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 419th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs Shanghai

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	Naples	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1625	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$990	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5433	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2766	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.02	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.6	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6122	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753