Bologna vs Naples
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Naples edges it, 67 to 66, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Food capital and university town under porticoes
Full Bologna profile →Plan a trip to Bologna →Where they differ
- Climate. Naples leads on climate, 50 to 42, against Bologna. Comfortable months: 5 vs 6.
Where they are close. Within five points on cost of living, air quality, internet, getting there & around, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Bologna if you want
- no clear edge over Naples in the data
Pick Naples if you want
- to spend about $178 less a month
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 30 | 34 ✓ |
| Safety | 81 | 81 |
| Healthcare | 88 | 88 |
| Internet | 70 ✓ | 70 |
| Visa ease | 81 | 81 |
| Getting there & around | 44 ✓ | 44 |
| Climate | 42 | 50 ✓ |
| Air quality | 79 ✓ | 78 |
| Quality of life | 81 | 81 |
Cost
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,478 | $2,300 ✓ |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 73.6 | 73.6 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 82 | 82 |
| Life expectancy | 82.9 yrs | 82.9 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 39.9 Mbps | 40.2 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 15.2 Mbps ✓ | 13.9 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | Digital nomad and remote worker visa | Digital nomad and remote worker visa |
| Minimum income for the visa | $2,385/mo | $2,385/mo |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 98 | 132 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 5 ✓ | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Bologna | Naples |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 6 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 14.3 µg/m³ ✓ | 15.1 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Bologna or Naples?
- Naples is cheaper: about $2,300 per month versus $2,478 for one person.
- Is Bologna or Naples safer?
- Bologna and Naples score the same on safety (81), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Bologna or Naples?
- Naples: a measured median of 40.2 Mbps versus 39.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.3. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.