Naples vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Naples	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1337	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3191	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$648	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1132	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1371	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	966K	24.9M

The cost of living in Naples is 12% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4070th and 4461st ($1337 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Naples compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Naples ranked 7th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 338th and 558th 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	$13.7	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.84	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.72	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$678	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1392	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4604	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2441	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.37	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$375	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4837	$28143

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1321
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1294
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1527
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1430
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1065
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1230
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1151
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1339
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1011
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1136
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1183
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1049
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1425
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1104
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1191
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1324
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1604
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1103
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1082
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1066
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$964
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1112
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1697
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1144
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1191
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1067
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1261
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1324
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1024
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1017
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740