Global CityIntelligence

Italy / Southern Europe

Naples City Intelligence

Naples is the largest Southern-Italian metro, with dense historic urban form, Mediterranean climate, and volcanic-region context that shapes adaptation planning. Naples is a southern europe city of about ~3.0M metro in Italy. On the composite city-intelligence score, Naples sits around the indexed median (72/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~3.0M metro
View of Castel Nuovo in Naples, Italy

Castel Nuovo

Image credit: Image: IgnisFatuus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

Overall score

Use the Naples profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and resilience signals alongside other Italian and Mediterranean metros.

Overall72/100
Affordability74/100
Air quality66/100
Energy66/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

72/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Naples data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Naples city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score72/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living74/100Naples's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality66/100Naples's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy66/100Naples's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety68/100Naples's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed69/100Naples's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk64/100Naples's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience64/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety77/100
Low crime79/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety71/100
Road safety75/100

Naples is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life84/100
Healthcare86/100
Education88/100
Green space80/100
Cleanliness82/100
Infrastructure91/100
Mobility76/100

Naples has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness81/100
Education88/100
Green space80/100
Overall safety77/100

Naples scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability80/100
Walkability93/100
Cycling61/100
Infrastructure91/100

Naples is very high for remote workers (80/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability82/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness82/100
Outdoor lifestyle59/100

Naples is very high for retirement (82/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Naples

Local public safety guidance for Naples, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Italy emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7Italy operates 112 as a single emergency number (Numero Unico di Emergenza) across the country.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Naples, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Italy emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Naples

Healthcare context for Naples, with national-level information from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Naples, see the Italy healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Naples

Local mobility context for Naples, with national-level context from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Naples, see the Italy transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Naples. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Naples

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Naples will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Naples air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Naples modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Naples

Naples's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Naples

Naples's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Naples

Naples's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Naples

Naples's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Naples

Naples's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Naples

Naples's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Naples

Cost of living estimates for Naples — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Naples

Climate profile for Naples — Mediterranean climate, annual average 16.3°C, comfort score 92/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Naples

Economy and jobs profile for Naples — tourism economy, economy score 69/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Naples

Education profile for Naples — student city, education score 72/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Naples

Healthcare and retirement profile for Naples — major healthcare center, healthcare score 75/100, retirement score 79/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Naples

Practical arrival planning context for Naples — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Visual guide to Naples

Source-attributed visual context for Naples using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Naples

Weekend trip planning checklist for Naples — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Naples

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Naples

Estimate a monthly budget for Naples using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Naples

Plan a trip budget for Naples using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Naples

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Naples. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Caserta, Italy

Same region · about 26 km from Naples. Explore Caserta's city intelligence profile.

Salerno, Italy

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Foggia, Italy

Same region · about 129 km from Naples. Explore Foggia's city intelligence profile.

Latina, Italy

Same region · about 133 km from Naples. Explore Latina's city intelligence profile.

Pescara, Italy

Same region · about 181 km from Naples. Explore Pescara's city intelligence profile.

L'Aquila, Italy

Mountain cluster · about 183 km from Naples. Explore L'Aquila's city intelligence profile.

Rome, Italy

Same region · about 189 km from Naples. Explore Rome's city intelligence profile.

Matera, Italy

Same region · about 199 km from Naples. Explore Matera's city intelligence profile.

Bari, Italy

Same region · about 222 km from Naples. Explore Bari's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Naples — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Italy Coast

Coastal region · 14 places across 8 cities.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Naples — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Naples profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and resilience signals alongside other Italian and Mediterranean metros. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (74/100) and internet speed (69/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (64/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Italy country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Naples appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.