How much does it cost to have a baby in Colombia

The arrival of a baby is always a reason for joy for the whole family. Although it is appropriate to take into account the initial costs involved in having a child to avoid frights. Throughout the first year of the baby each family will have to spend an average of almost 5 million pesos between all

The arrival of a baby is always a reason for joy for the whole family. Although it is appropriate to take into account the initial costs involved in having a child to avoid frights.

Throughout the first year of the baby each family will have to spend an average of almost 5 million pesos between all the elements necessary to welcome our child into our home. Most of the expenses are derived from essential accessories for the baby, food and clothing. But, what is the cost of the 4 basic initial expenses that comes with having a baby in Colombia?

Expenses derived from having a baby in Colombia

1- Diapers: if we take into account that newborns spend an average of 6 to 8 diapers per day, the approximate cost of diaper spending, although it depends on the brand, may be around 1 million of weights and damp cloths have an approximate cost of 20,000 pesos.

2- essential accessories for the baby means an average expenditure of 2180000 pesos between: for the first months the baby needs a bassinet that is usually around 400,000 pesos. As we grow our baby needs a crib whose cost is an average of 1000000 pesos. At this cost we must add the price of the necessary lingerie for the crib that costs around 500,000 pesos. To bathe our baby we need a bathtub or tub that has an average price of 80000 pesos and towels for the baby whose cost can be around 100000 pesos. In addition to these essential accessories we have to add a car with a rocking chair to go out for a walk whose cost is around 600,000 pesos and a car seat whose price is an average of 400,000 pesos.

3- Feeding: breastfeeding is the best nutrition for the baby and does not require an expense, although if it is not possible to offer the baby this type of feeding we will have to buy formula milk for babies, which means an expense during the first year of the baby of approximately 730000 pesos between the breast pump, the baby bottles, the bottle sterilizer, the milk formula and the market for fruits, vegetables and meats that are introduced during the first year of the baby.

4- Clothes: During the first year of life babies grow very fast so it is essential to carry out a large outlay on their clothes. This expense represents an average amount of one million pesos between basic garments, bodys, caps and bibs, pajamas, stockings or skates, sacks, thermal blankets and covers and full dresses.