Child care price in Bitcoin: United Kingdom
In 2026, a year of child care in the United Kingdom cost £9,815, or 0.178 BTC. In 2016 it cost 14.04 BTC: +62% in GBP, 78.8× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2026
- £9,815 / year
- provisional
- In Bitcoin 2026
- 0.178 BTC
- GBP change since 2016
- +62%
- In BTC since 2016
- 78.8× cheaper
Child care in GBP, 2016 → 2026
+62%
£6,072 → £9,815 / year · +4.9%/yr
Child care in Bitcoin, 2016 → 2026
78.8× cheaper
14.04 BTC → 0.178 BTC · -35.4%/yr
2016
£6,072/ year
14.04 BTC
2021
£7,176/ year
0.206 BTC
2026 · prov.
£9,815/ year
0.178 BTC
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (GBP / year) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (GBP) | Child care per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £6,072 | 14.04 BTC | £433 | 0.07 | Legacy |
| 2017 | £6,367 | 1.98 BTC | £3,208 | 0.5 | Legacy |
| 2018 | £6,604 | 1.21 BTC | £5,443 | 0.82 | Legacy |
| 2019 | £6,843 | 1.17 BTC | £5,847 | 0.85 | Legacy |
| 2020 | £7,159 | 0.794 BTC | £9,022 | 1.26 | Legacy |
| 2021 | £7,176 | 0.206 BTC | £34,757 | 4.84 | Legacy |
| 2022 | £7,212 | 0.325 BTC | £22,219 | 3.08 | Legacy |
| 2023 | £8,216 | 0.352 BTC | £23,339 | 2.84 | Legacy |
| 2024 | £8,216 | 0.159 BTC | £51,551 | 6.27 | Legacy |
| 2025 | £9,152 | 0.119 BTC | £77,026 | 8.42 | Official |
| 2026* | £9,815 | 0.178 BTC | £55,114 | 5.62 | Derived |
* Provisional: year in progress or estimate not yet final.
Average Yearly Cost of Part-Time Childcare for a Child Under Two (2010-2024). Survey 2022 and 2024 combined.
Source: familyandchildcaretrust.org. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in GBP (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a year of child care cost in Bitcoin in the United Kingdom?
In 2026 (provisional data), a year of child care in the United Kingdom cost £9,815 / year, which is 0.178 BTC at that year's average Bitcoin price of £55,114.
How much has the cost of a year of child care in the United Kingdom changed since 2016?
Priced in GBP, it went from £6,072 to £9,815 (+62%, +4.9% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 14.04 BTC to 0.178 BTC.
Where does this data come from?
Average Yearly Cost of Part-Time Childcare for a Child Under Two (2010-2024). Survey 2022 and 2024 combined. Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in GBP (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).