The Cost of Raising a Child in Each U.S. State in 2025
5mon 8d ago by lemmy.world/u/noumenon in parenting from www.voronoiapp.com
Massachusetts median income is 114k, child is 44k.
Mississippi median income is 56k, child is 19k. Using 2 data points, it looks like it scales.
Data source: https://www.fool.com/money/research/average-us-income/
I estimated the cost per year for our 3 years old in South Korea. Compared what government estimations are we are about 20% below, probably we are kind of frugal.
| Category | KRW/year | USD/year (≈1,400 KRW/USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Food (home) | 882,000 | ~630 |
| Kindergarten | 8,400,000 | ~6,000 |
| Clothes | 420,000 | ~300 |
| Toys | 180,000 | ~130 |
| Flights | 750,000 | ~540 |
| Eating out | 720,000 | ~510 |
| Seasonal items | 100,000 | ~70 |
| Miscellaneous | 100,000 | ~70 |
| Books / educational items | 50,000 | ~35 |
| Birthday / celebrations | 50,000 | ~35 |
| Health / supplements | 50,000 | ~35 |
| Total | 11,702,000 | ~8,360 |
Oh and if he was Korean the Kindergarten would be even half of that cost.
You get what you pay for
In CA and we pay north of $40k in daycare alone for each kid.
Gee... WhY ArEnT PeOpLe HaViNg KiDs???
Live in MA and pay a nanny about $55k a year. Its brutal and pushing our finances to their limits but we tell ourselves its temporary pain (2 years) to ensure the long term wellness of our child.