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The price of raising a child in Poland seems to be 170k PLN(42k USD) from 0-19 years of age[0]. Completely free healtcare and education, including higher education, seem to keep the cost low.

[0] http://smith.pl/sites/default/files/zalaczniki_201508/dzieci...

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Don't forget the extra taxes paid to provide the schooling and hospitals!

It's a good thing for these to be spread out - otherwise those who don't have kids are free riders on those that do. A healthy educated child not only supplies a lifetime of taxes paid, they also provide the labor to care for the ageing who didn't have children.

Income tax in Poland is at 19% at the moment - surely it's not a lot more expensive than anywhere else in the world?

I might just move to Poland then!

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