The analysis determined that the average monthly cost of full-time center-based child care for an infant and a 4-year-old is $2,182. That’s 39.4 percent higher than the average rent for a two-bedroom unit, which is $1,566.
In some cities, families can expect to pay more than double the average rent for child care.
Springfield, Mass., had the highest child-care-to-rent ratio, with families paying 136 percent more per month for two kids in day care ($3,241) compared to rent ($1,375).
Syracuse (131 percent) and Buffalo, N.Y. (125 percent), had the next highest differences, followed by Spokane, Wash. (116 percent), and Bakersfield, Calif. (109 percent).
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