Having a baby in 2024 is going to cost a pretty penny. Experts estimate the cost of childbirth will range from about $6,000 to $13,000, including insurance.
company Very Berry Diapers Analyzed Cost of childbirth A study across all 50 states using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the total cost of prenatal care, delivery, and postnatal care ranged from about $6,000 to more than $13,000.
The data also takes into account the rent increase from a one-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom apartment and the annual cost of child care.
Alaska topped the list of states with the most expensive birth costs, with a total cost of $13,244, more than double the cheapest, Alabama, at $6,191.
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The cost of a birth can range from about $6,000 to $13,000 if covered by insurance. (AP Photo/LM Otero/File)
Most expensive states to give birth in
- Alaska, $13,244
- Florida, $11,938
- Wisconsin, $11,477
- New Jersey, $9,830
- New York, $9,635
- Illinois, $9,508
- North Dakota, $9,070
- Connecticut, $8,991
- California, $8,922
- Arizona, $8,890
The most expensive state to give birth is Alaska, and the least expensive is Alabama. (iStock)
Cheapest states to give birth in
- Alabama, $6,191
- Rhode Island, $6,343
- Arkansas, $6,653
- Nebraska, $6,732
- Montana, $6,772
- Louisiana, $6,822
- Utah, $6,915
- New Mexico, $6,958
- Maine, $6,979
- Hawaii, $7,029
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Childcare costs
Hiring child care has become the default option for dual-income families across the US, but costs can add up unless there's reliable family or friends nearby.
new LendingTree Research It found that the cost of sending two young children to full-time daycare is currently 40% more expensive than the average rent in the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas.
An analysis of data from Child Care Aware of America and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that the average monthly cost of full-time, center-based child care for infants and 4-year-olds in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas is $2,182, 39.4% more than the average monthly cost of renting a two-bedroom unit, which is $1,566.
To elaborate, the average monthly cost of child care per infant is $1,218, just 22.2% cheaper than renting a two-bedroom apartment.
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In 91 of the 100 largest U.S. cities, the average monthly cost of putting two children in full-time child care exceeds the monthly rent, according to Lending Tree, and in nine of the largest cities, the cost is twice as much as rent.
FOX Business' Breck Dumas contributed to this report.
