One of the reasons we use cloth diapers is to save money. I've been curious to know how much we've saved in Alleke's first two years, so I crunched the numbers.

Cloth Diaper Costs
Indian Cotton Prefolds (infant size) - $2.25 x 20 = $45
Chinese Cotton Prefolds (premium size) - $2.75 x 20 = $55
Proraps Classic (small) - $8.95 x 4 = $35.80
Proraps Classic (medium) - $8.95 x 4 = $35.80
Bummis Super Whisper Wrap - $12.25 x 4 = $49
Bum Genius 2.0 - $17.95 x 4 = $71.80
Fuzzi Bunz - $19.95
Kissaluvs Fitted - $11.50
Thirsties Hemp Insert - $5.00
Snappi Diaper Fastener - $2.99
Kushies Diaper Liners - $8.99 x 2 = $17.98
Bummis Tote Bag - $6.99
Water - $12.50

Total $369.31

Disposable Diaper Costs
7 disposable diapers x 364 days = 2,548 diapers x $.045 each = $1146.60 a year.

Total: $2293,20

The total disposable diaper costs ($2293.20) minus the cloth diaper costs ($369.31) comes to a total of $1,923.89 in savings in the past two years.

Notes
1. I grabbed the prices for all the cloth diaper products from Thanksmama.com and cottonbabies.com
2. The math for the disposable diaper costs is from naturalfamilyonline.com.
3. Here's how I calculated how much water we use to wash our cloth diapers:

1 liter of water = 0,00173€
1 wash cycle (19 liters) = 0,03€
5 wash cycles a month = 0,16€
24 months = 7,90€ or $12.50

Posted with permission from Spain Dad

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