Childcare Cost

This ranking compares estimated monthly costs for regular full-time childcare. The raw value is shown in US dollars at purchasing-power parity per month; lower childcare costs receive a higher rating. One-off enrolment fees, luxury private offers and informal care are outside this raw value.


1	Central African Republic25 $/month	25 $/month	100
1	Somalia25 $/month	25 $/month	100
1	South Sudan25 $/month	25 $/month	100
1	Afghanistan30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Burundi30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Chad30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Cuba30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Eritrea30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Guinea-Bissau30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Niger30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Sudan30 $/month	30 $/month	100
1	Yemen30 $/month	30 $/month	100
13	Burkina Faso35 $/month	35 $/month	99
13	Guinea35 $/month	35 $/month	99
13	Liberia35 $/month	35 $/month	99
13	Malawi35 $/month	35 $/month	99
13	Mozambique35 $/month	35 $/month	99
13	Sierra Leone35 $/month	35 $/month	99
13	Benin40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Congo DR40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Ethiopia40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Gambia40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Haiti40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Madagascar40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Mali40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Mauritania40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Tajikistan40 $/month	40 $/month	99
13	Togo40 $/month	40 $/month	99
29	Angola50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Bangladesh50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Comoros50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Congo50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Korea DPR50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Lesotho50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Rwanda50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Syria50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Turkmenistan50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Venezuela50 $/month	50 $/month	98
29	Cameroon60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Ivory Coast60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Kyrgyzstan60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Libya60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Moldova60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Myanmar60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Nepal60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Pakistan60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	São Tomé and Príncipe60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Senegal60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Tanzania60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Uganda60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Western Sahara60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Zambia60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Zanzibar60 $/month	60 $/month	98
29	Zimbabwe60 $/month	60 $/month	98
55	Kiribati70 $/month	70 $/month	97
55	Tuvalu70 $/month	70 $/month	97
57	Algeria80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Armenia80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Azerbaijan80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Belarus80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Bhutan80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Bolivia80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Cambodia80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Djibouti80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Egypt80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Gabon80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Ghana80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Kenya80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Kosovo80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Laos80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Marshall Islands80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Morocco80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Nigeria80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Niue80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Papua New Guinea80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Solomon Islands80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Swaziland80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Timor-Leste80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Ukraine80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Uzbekistan80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Vanuatu80 $/month	80 $/month	96
57	Cook Islands90 $/month	90 $/month	96
57	Micronesia90 $/month	90 $/month	96
57	Nauru90 $/month	90 $/month	96
85	Albania100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Cape Verde100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Equatorial Guinea100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Georgia100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Iran100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Iraq100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Nicaragua100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	North Macedonia100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Palestine100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Paraguay100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Romania100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Russia100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Samoa100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Sri Lanka100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Tonga100 $/month	100 $/month	95
85	Tunisia100 $/month	100 $/month	95
102	Bulgaria120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	Fiji120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	Guatemala120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	Honduras120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	India120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	Mongolia120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	Palau120 $/month	120 $/month	94
102	Serbia120 $/month	120 $/month	94
110	Montenegro130 $/month	130 $/month	93
111	Argentina150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Belize150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Botswana150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Dominican Republic150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Ecuador150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	El Salvador150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Guyana150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Indonesia150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Kazakhstan150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Lebanon150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Mexico150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Peru150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Philippines150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Suriname150 $/month	150 $/month	92
111	Vietnam150 $/month	150 $/month	92
126	Latvia180 $/month	180 $/month	89
126	Lithuania190 $/month	190 $/month	89
128	Brazil200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Colombia200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Estonia200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Hungary200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Jamaica200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Jordan200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Maldives200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Mauritius200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Mayotte200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Namibia200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Panama200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	South Africa200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Sweden200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Thailand200 $/month	200 $/month	88
128	Turkey200 $/month	200 $/month	88
143	Dominica220 $/month	220 $/month	87
143	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines220 $/month	220 $/month	87
143	Slovakia220 $/month	220 $/month	87
146	Costa Rica250 $/month	250 $/month	85
146	Croatia250 $/month	250 $/month	85
146	Czech Republic250 $/month	250 $/month	85
146	Grenada250 $/month	250 $/month	85
146	Saint Lucia250 $/month	250 $/month	85
146	Trinidad and Tobago250 $/month	250 $/month	85
146	Uruguay250 $/month	250 $/month	85
153	Saint Kitts and Nevis280 $/month	280 $/month	83
154	Antigua and Barbuda300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Barbados300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	China300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Faroe Islands300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Finland300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Iceland300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Malaysia300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Poland300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Seychelles300 $/month	300 $/month	81
154	Wallis and Futuna300 $/month	300 $/month	81
164	American Samoa350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Chile350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Greece350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Kuwait350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Montserrat350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Norway350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Oman350 $/month	350 $/month	78
164	Slovenia350 $/month	350 $/month	78
172	Greenland360 $/month	360 $/month	77
173	Bahamas400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Bahrain400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Brunei400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Curacao400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Denmark400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Portugal400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Réunion400 $/month	400 $/month	75
173	Saudi Arabia400 $/month	400 $/month	75
181	Anguilla450 $/month	450 $/month	71
181	Cyprus450 $/month	450 $/month	71
181	Northern Mariana Islands450 $/month	450 $/month	71
181	Qatar450 $/month	450 $/month	71
181	Saint Pierre and Miquelon450 $/month	450 $/month	71
181	Sint Maarten450 $/month	450 $/month	71
181	Spain450 $/month	450 $/month	71
188	Andorra500 $/month	500 $/month	68
188	Aruba500 $/month	500 $/month	68
188	French Guiana500 $/month	500 $/month	68
188	Guadeloupe500 $/month	500 $/month	68
188	Martinique500 $/month	500 $/month	68
188	Saint-Martin500 $/month	500 $/month	68
188	San Marino500 $/month	500 $/month	68
195	Italy550 $/month	550 $/month	64
195	Malta550 $/month	550 $/month	64
197	British Virgin Islands600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	France600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	Germany600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	Guam600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	Puerto Rico600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	Tahiti600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	Turks and Caicos Islands600 $/month	600 $/month	61
197	U.S. Virgin Islands600 $/month	600 $/month	61
205	Austria700 $/month	700 $/month	54
205	Chinese Taipei700 $/month	700 $/month	54
205	Japan700 $/month	700 $/month	54
205	New Caledonia700 $/month	700 $/month	54
209	Belgium800 $/month	800 $/month	47
209	Korea Republic800 $/month	800 $/month	47
209	United Arab Emirates800 $/month	800 $/month	47
212	Gibraltar900 $/month	900 $/month	41
212	Macau900 $/month	900 $/month	41
212	New Zealand900 $/month	900 $/month	41
215	Canada1000 $/month	1000 $/month	34
215	Israel1000 $/month	1000 $/month	34
217	Netherlands1100 $/month	1100 $/month	27
218	Cayman Islands1200 $/month	1200 $/month	20
218	Hong Kong1200 $/month	1200 $/month	20
218	Ireland1200 $/month	1200 $/month	20
218	Liechtenstein1200 $/month	1200 $/month	20
218	United States1200 $/month	1200 $/month	20
223	Australia1500 $/month	1500 $/month	0
223	Bermuda1500 $/month	1500 $/month	0
223	Luxembourg1500 $/month	1500 $/month	0
223	Singapore1500 $/month	1500 $/month	0
223	United Kingdom1722 $/month	1722 $/month	0
223	Switzerland1800 $/month	1800 $/month	0
223	Monaco2000 $/month	2000 $/month	0

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is the estimated monthly parental cost of regular full-time childcare, shown in US dollars at purchasing-power parity. It is meant to compare recurring cost pressure, not the full quality or availability of individual providers.

Nomadino uses public source families such as the OECD Family Database, OECD TaxBEN, World Bank childcare context, national fee schedules, municipal contribution tables and maintained replacements for countries and territories without a direct series.

The rating is inverse and anchored to the current country comparison: the lowest available country value receives 100 points, while 1,500 USD per month or more receives 0 points. Values in between are scaled linearly so the cheapest countries receive the full rating and very high fees do not over-dominate.

One-off enrolment fees, luxury offers, informal care, employer subsidies and individual tax cases are outside this raw value. They may matter for specific families, but would weaken international comparability.

Sources

For these family-friendliness indicators, Nomadino uses public sources on childcare, parental leave, family benefits, child poverty, child safety, early-childhood care and child-friendly outdoor infrastructure. Links point to overview, data and methodology pages; not every source provides a fully comparable direct series for all 229 Nomadino countries and territories.

OECD Family DatabaseCore source for parental leave, childcare, childcare coverage, family policy and child poverty in OECD and partner countries.
OECD TaxBEN tax-benefit modelPlausibility source for family benefits, tax-benefit effects and disposable household income.
MISSOC comparative social-security tablesEuropean comparison framework for family benefits, social benefits and entitlement rules.
Social Security Programs Throughout the WorldCountry profiles on family benefits, social insurance and state cash benefits outside Europe.
UNICEF Data PortalSource for child protection, child poverty, early childhood, education, health and child rights.
UN IGME child mortality estimatesMethodological anchor for child and infant mortality as safety and health context.
WHO Global Health ObservatoryHealth data for checking child mortality, injuries, disease and care context.
UNODC Data Portal on crime and violenceContext source for violence and safety risks cautiously considered in child safety.
World Bank Women, Business and the LawPlausibility source for legal frameworks around parenthood, work, family and childcare.
OpenStreetMap Overpass APIOpen data source for visible playgrounds, parks and child-friendly outdoor spaces.

👩‍🍼Childcare Cost

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

Sources

Childcare Cost