Overall
103.2
Above avg
Metro cost profile · 2024 BEA RPP
Cost-of-living indicators for Naples-Marco Island, FL, from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities, overall, goods, services, and rents vs the U.S. average of 100.
Naples ranks #46 of 387 U.S. metros by cost, and its overall price index has held steady since 2008.
The verdict
Naples is more expensive than 88% of U.S. metros, an overall cost index of 103.2, 3.2% above the national average, led by rents at 129.4.
A $100,000 national salary carries the purchasing power of about $96,899 here; matching a $100K lifestyle takes roughly $103,200.
Latest BEA release change
Naples's overall RPP fell -3.3 points, from 106.5 in 2023 to 103.2 in 2024. The largest category movement was rents, changing from 146.3 to 129.4. This is a relative change against the national benchmark, not a household's dollar bill.
The cost of living has remained relatively stable, changing by only 1.1 points over this period. The largest single-year move was in 2023, when the index jumped 3.8 points from the year before, a bigger swing than the full 2008-2024 change.
Every year on record, national average = 100
| Year | Overall |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 104.3 |
| 2009 | 101.6 |
| 2010 | 102.3 |
| 2011 | 99.9 |
| 2012 | 101.6 |
| 2013 | 101.4 |
| 2014 | 101.4 |
| 2015 | 102.7 |
| 2016 | 103.8 |
| 2017 | 104.3 |
| 2018 | 100.7 |
| 2019 | 100.6 |
| 2020 | 99.1 |
| 2021 | 102.2 |
| 2022 | 102.7 |
| 2023 | 106.5 |
| 2024 | 103.2 |
Naples vs every U.S. metro
Where this metro sits in the national cost distribution
103 Top 12% higher than 88% of 387 US metros
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Source U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities · 2024
BEA RPP by category, 100 = national average
Rents
129.4 RPP
Services
87.8 RPP
Overall
103.2 RPP
Goods
96.2 RPP
What this shows Naples's cost structure is housing-led: rents at 129.4 depart furthest from 100, while services sits at 87.8. This is a rent-sensitive profile, not a claim that every local expense moves together.
Metros near Naples's overall cost, plotted by their goods price (horizontal) and housing price (vertical). Same headline RPP, very different structures.
Overall
103.2
Above avg
Goods
96.2
Below avg
Services
87.8
Cheap
Rents
129.4
Expensive
Housing-led cost profile
Housing is the defining pressure in Naples: rents index at 129.4, the furthest component above the national benchmark. The overall index of 103.2 places Naples in the upper 25% by overall cost; the rent line explains why a similar headline RPP can still require a different housing budget.
Across all reported metros, the closest component-profile matches are North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL. They resemble Naples across goods, services, and rents together, so they are stronger structure peers than a place selected only because its overall RPP happens to be nearby.
Across 2008-2024, Naples's overall index has stayed within 1.1 points. This is a relative price-level history, not a prediction or a personal affordability recommendation; pair it with current local wages and housing options before making a decision.
A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:
in Naples-Marco Island, FL purchasing power
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How far the median local paycheck goes here, combining income and housing cost
A weighted composite (60% purchasing power, 40% housing affordability) percentile-ranked against every other tracked metro; a missing input redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023 (income) + BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 (cost). Vintages differ by design; see methodology.
FL-relative analysis
Among the 22 FL metros PlainCost tracks with reported goods prices data, Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks #2 - the 5th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide rank above: it compares Naples-Marco Island, FL only against its own state's metros, not the full US field.
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "more expensive is worse", see the national comparison above for direction context. This is a comparison within FL only, not a livability score.
Two BEA RPP-derived peer sets for Naples-Marco Island, FL: nearest metros by overall regional price parity and by rents RPP. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the in-state metro list below.
Nearest metros by overall regional price parity (103.2 here).
Nearest metros by rents regional price parity (129.4 here).
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Decision peers
These metros are closest to Naples's combined goods, services, and rents profile. They may not have the same overall RPP, but their price pressures are shaped in a similar way.
These metros have an overall RPP closest to Naples-Marco Island, FL's index of 103.2.
Showing the 6 closest of 387 metro areas tracked nationally.
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What this means for Naples
How to read Naples's cost of living before a move, a job offer, or a budget.
RPP is BEA's annual price-level benchmark for the data year shown, not a live market quote. Pair it with current local wages and housing costs before deciding.
Naples-Marco Island, FL has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) index of 103.2, meaning it is 3.2% more expensive than the national average. Goods are indexed at 96.2, services at 87.8, and rents at 129.4. It ranks #46 out of 387 U.S. metro areas by overall cost.
To maintain the same purchasing power as a $100,000 salary at the national average, you would need approximately $103,200 in Naples-Marco Island, FL. Conversely, $100K earned in Naples-Marco Island, FL has the purchasing power of $96,899 at the national average.
Rents in Naples-Marco Island, FL are indexed at 129.4, which is 29.4% above the national average. This is significantly higher than typical U.S. rents.
From 2008 to 2024, Naples-Marco Island, FL's overall cost index changed by -1.1 points (from 104.3 to 103.2). The cost of living has remained relatively stable.
The priciest category in Naples-Marco Island, FL is rents at 129.4, 29.4% above the national average. The most affordable category is services at 87.8, 12.2% below average.
Metros with the most similar overall cost index include Fairbanks-College, Trenton-Princeton, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. These areas have RPP values within a few points of Naples-Marco Island, FL's 103.2.
Every figure on PlainCost is rendered directly from BEA Regional Price Parity source data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Rankings measure the published cost-of-living index only; we don't recommend where to live or rate any metro's quality of life.