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  • You're all assuming the USA, even though the original commenter said euros. That is an important distinction

    In the Netherlands, kids cycle to school which is free, medical costs are zero for everyone under 18, and it's common for kids to have bunk beds until secondary school. But I do agree on some of the costs, like food which is very expensive here.

  • You've rounded up from 40k to 200k to account for food and clothing. I don't see how 160k is spent on food and clothing? That's ~8800/year on average, or 740/month

    This is why I'm doubtful of the statistics, it just doesn't add up when you try to nail it down. We recently got a child, and we've splurged on some things, but plenty we've been given by friends, neighbours, family or just found second hand for cheap. That obviously changed when they get older but I don't see 740/month by any stretch

  • No way in hell does it cost 250k per child, are you saying that your country doesn't have poor people with kids? These figures are normally wildly exaggerated and assume everything must be bought new, there are no grandparents to help out, and a host of other costs

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