Raising a child in Poland costs up to PLN 190,000 - CAS report

The cost of raising a child in Poland until he or she reaches 18 years of age ranges between PLN 176,000 and PLN 190,000, according to a report by Centrum Adama Smitha presented on Wednesday. "We are still dealing with very high share of costs of bringing up a child in household budgets. They are not declining," said Andrzej Sadowski, president of the think-tank. The total  costs haven't changed for the last four years. To raise two children until they are 18 years old, a family has to spend between PLN 317,000 - PLN 342,000, three - between PLN 422,000 and PLN 427,000, four - PLN 528,000 - PLN 553,000.