From 0-22, how much does it costs to raise a child in todays dollars ?

Question

Include every expense such as child care, medical, dental, living, clothing miscellaneous and education including private and public elementary and high schools and finally colleges and universities !

I'd guess somewhere in the neighborhood of $500, 000 !

Answer 1

Here is an good estimate for different ages and incomes:

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/CRC/crc2006.pdf

Answer 2

between 150 and 180 thousand
but part of that cost is based on the brand of i-pod you buy them

Answer 3

I heard it was around a million.