For a couple with two chilrden, where one parent earned the average wage, and the other parent earned 67 percent of the average wage, Switzerland had the most expensive childcare among OECD countries, with net childcare costs taking up 31 percent of net household income. This figure was around 23 percent in the United States.
Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for couples in selected countries worldwide in 2020
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OECD. (June 28, 2021). Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for couples in selected countries worldwide in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124321/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-couples-worldwide/
OECD. "Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for couples in selected countries worldwide in 2020." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124321/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-couples-worldwide/
OECD. (2021). Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for couples in selected countries worldwide in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124321/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-couples-worldwide/
OECD. "Net Cost of Childcare as a Share of Net Household Income for Couples in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124321/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-couples-worldwide/
OECD, Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for couples in selected countries worldwide in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124321/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-couples-worldwide/ (last visited May 23, 2022)