Cost of living comparison

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Lawton vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Lawton is 51.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Lawton
Groceries
pay 9.6% more in Lawton
Transportation
pay 24.8% more in Lawton
Housing
pay 93.2% more in Lawton
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Lawton
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.1% more in Lawton
Clothing
pay 26.4% less in Lawton

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Lawton are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lawton.

Lawton vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lawton instead of Lima, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Lima
Lawton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.36
PEN15.03
$14.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.94
PEN23.95
$9.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.09
PEN3.76
$2.25
 

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

 
Lima
Lawton
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
PEN8.89
$1.48
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.53
PEN15.65
$4.46
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.09
PEN21.01
$3.25
 

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

 
Lima
Lawton
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.39
PEN22.04
$3.10
 
Monthly public transit pass $26.51
PEN91.51
$80.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,990.00
PEN75,904.49
$33,312.50
 

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pay 93.2% more for housing

 
Lima
Lawton
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.55
PEN95.09
$68.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $734.53
PEN2,535.44
$1,000.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $337.21
PEN1,163.99
$850.00
 

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
Lima
Lawton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $179.06
PEN618.06
$632.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,095.48
PEN45,202.64
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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Lawton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.61
PEN9.02
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.24
PEN11.18
$4.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.76
PEN19.89
$7.79
 

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

 
Lima
Lawton
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.80
PEN182.25
$29.99
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.89
PEN120.44
$28.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.72
PEN288.98
$69.50
 

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