Climate
Cagliari logs 60 hot days a year to Naples's 1 — Naples wins by 59. Cagliari also leads on sunny days by 31.
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Cost of Living
Naples is $49/mo cheaperCagliari runs about $1,687/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Naples's $1,638/mo — Naples comes in $49 cheaper each month, roughly 3% less.
Cagliari
$1,687monthly · balanced
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$1,638monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Cagliari scores 2.8 vs Naples's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on car efficiency.
Culture
Cagliari's culture score of 3.0 sits well above Naples's 2.7. Naples still holds an edge on arts & culture.
Nature & Outdoors
Cagliari and Naples score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.3 vs 4.2, 0–5 scale).
Safety
Cagliari's safety score is ~2.4× Naples's — in the middle of the scale, while Naples lands near the floor, with the biggest gap on earthquake safety. Naples still holds an edge on wildfire safety.
Career
Naples's career score of 2.8 sits well above Cagliari's 2.1, with the biggest gap on economic scale.
Social & Community
Naples's social & community score is ~1.3× Cagliari's — in the middle of the scale, while Cagliari lands below average, with the biggest gap on urban energy. Cagliari still holds an edge on multicultural mix.
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Naples scores 2.6 vs Cagliari's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.
Family
On family, Naples scores 2.3 vs Cagliari's 1.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Cagliari still holds an edge on playgrounds.
Healthcare
On healthcare, Naples scores 2.7 vs Cagliari's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.
Air Quality
Cagliari averages 9.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Naples's 12.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — Cagliari breathes ~22% cleaner air (2.7 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Cagliari (257K) and Naples (2.9M) are 11x in population — Naples is the larger metro, Cagliari the smaller; on land area Naples spans roughly 9.5x more ground.
Naples is roughly 10x the scale of Cagliari
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City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Cagliari favours the crowd avoider, while Naples suits the arts & intellectual. Both cities work well for the ocean lover.
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