What is the Average Cost of Raising a Child Per Year in 2010?

Raising a child is expensive. It has been estimated by experts that the average cost to raise a child not including College is $210,000. Note that this is the average total cost. Spread over 18 years this gives an average cost per year of $11,666 to raise a child. Since this is the estimated average, half of families will spend less than this amount, while the other half will spend more.

Average cost of rasing a child