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Au Pair Cost Calculator

Get a realistic monthly and annual budget for hosting an au pair. Select your country to see a full cost breakdown — pocket money, insurance, language courses, and all the hidden extras.

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Au pair pocket money calculator

Your budget is set. Now work out this month’s pocket money with course and transport costs.

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How much pocket money, exactly? The stipend calculator works out this month’s pocket money, course contribution and transport, and checks the pocket money against the official minimum. Au pair stipend calculator →

The comparison below pre-fills only figures with a named source — the au pair rules for your country and, for the US, the national average price of child care. Daycare tuition and nanny rates vary widely by state, city and Bundesland, so enter the prices your local providers quote you.

Au Pair vs. Daycare vs. Nanny: Annual Cost Calculator

Adjust the figures for your family to see which childcare option is cheapest per year — and where the break-even point lands.

Au pair (per household)

The rate your sponsor applies (weekly × 52 ÷ 12) — 22 CFR § 62.31 names no dollar amount. Stipend calculator

Up to $500 for course work (22 CFR § 62.31). Rules

Daycare & nanny

Pre-filled: national average price of child care, $13,184 a year in 2025 (÷ 12), Child Care Aware of America. Enter your local tuition. Source

Enter your nanny's rate. For reference: the median hourly wage of childcare workers, the occupation that includes nannies, was $16.82 in May 2025 (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Source

In United States: annual cost for 1 child

Enter your nanny's hourly rate to add a nanny to the comparison.

Enter the monthly stipend to add the au pair to the comparison. In the US that is the weekly rate your sponsor applies — the regulation names no dollar amount.

Daycare
$13,188

Pre-filled figures come from the source named under each field; every other field is yours to fill in with your agency's quote and your local providers' prices. Au pair and nanny costs are per household; daycare is multiplied by the number of children, with no sibling discount assumed. Nanny hours start at the au pair weekly limit, so the options cover the same hours. US au pair fields start empty: no official source states a stipend, agency fee or household cost; only the education contribution is set by 22 CFR § 62.31.

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