Cost of living comparison

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Lawton vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Lawton is 61.1% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 67.1% more in Lawton
Groceries
pay 22.3% more in Lawton
Transportation
pay 78.5% more in Lawton
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Lawton
Childcare
pay 14.8% less in Lawton
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1% more in Lawton
Clothing
pay 46.5% less in Lawton

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Lawton are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Lawton. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lawton.

Lawton vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.1% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Lawton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$14.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$9.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$2.25
 

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

 
Quito
Lawton
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$1.48
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$4.46
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$3.25
 

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pay 78.5% more for transportation

 
Quito
Lawton
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$3.10
 
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$80.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$33,312.50
 

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Quito
Lawton
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$68.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$1,000.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$850.00
 

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

 
Quito
Lawton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$632.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Lawton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$4.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$7.79
 

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

 
Quito
Lawton
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$29.99
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$28.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$69.50
 

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