Dear children: how much does it cost to get a child ready for school in 2025

Getting a child ready for school, especially for the first time, is problematic. It is important not to forget anything, as well as plan a budget. So that you can roughly estimate how much money will be spent on preparing a first-grader for school, we have calculated the amount of "school enrollment" in 16 million cities. For more information about how much it will cost parents to buy what they need for a first—grader and a first-grader, see the Izvestia article.

The average cost of school fees in 2025

The price tag of the minimum "school enrollment" in 2025 is 16.2 thousand rubles, follows from the data of the "Check Index" of the OFD Platform company. According to a survey conducted by the Orange loyalty service, a child's school fees will cost almost 18 thousand rubles. But 28% of the parents surveyed expect to spend more than 25 thousand rubles.

Median prices in 2025 for basic goods from the student's kit:

• Backpack — 4078 rub.

• Diary — 149 rubles.

• Pencil case (with office supplies) — 1164 rub.

• A set of pencils / pens — 429 rubles.

• A set of notebooks — 459 rubles.

• School blouse/shirt — 1078 rub.

• Children's trousers/skirt — 949 rub.

• Children's running shoes — 2,067 rubles.

• Children's shoes/boots — 2089 rub.

• Children's T—shirt - 621 rub.

During the year, the price tag for school enrollment increased by 7%, according to the "Check Index" study. However, Alexey Lossan, an analyst at the Compare financial marketplace, told Izvestia that the cost increased by 35% compared to 2024. According to him, prices have increased especially for the wardrobe for girls — 1.5 times. Office supplies rose in price by an average of 22%. Most of all, prices have increased for modeling boards (90%), plasticine (69%) and watercolor (48%). Brushes have fallen in price (by 12%) and gouache albums (by 8%).

However, last year VTsIOM estimated the cost of preparing children for school at 53 thousand rubles, taking into account additional costs, for example, a bouquet for teachers and various contributions.

How much does it cost to get a girl to school

According to Rosstat, the first-grader's set includes two dresses, 3 blouses, two skirts, one jumper, one tracksuit, two T-shirts, five pairs of socks, three pairs of tights, one pair of shoes, one pair of sneakers, one pair of boots, one backpack, four notebooks, one album, five pens, five pencils, one set of markers, five textbooks.

Let's calculate the average cost of a set for a first-grader in Russia at prices for June 2025 (latest data).

The cost of first-grader's fees to school:

Dress: 2 × 2.012 = 4.024 rubles .

Blouse: 3 × 1,520 = 4,560 rub.

Skirt: 2 × 1.549 = 3.098 rub.

Sweater: 1 × 1,499 = 1,499 rubles .

Sports suit: 1 × 2.697 = 2.697 rubles .

T-shirt: 2 × 544 = 1,088 rubles .

Socks: 5 × 106 = 530 rub.

Tights: 3 × 317 = 951 rub.

Summer shoes: 1 × 1.798 = 1.798 rub.

Cross-country shoes: 1 × 2.004 = 2.004 rub.

Boots: 1 × 2.717 = 2.717 rubles .

Backpack: 1 × 2.639 = 2.639 rub.

Notebook: 4 × 16 = 64 rub.

Album: 1 × 131 = 131 rubles.

Pencil: 5x27 = 135 rub.

A set of markers: 1 × 216 = 216 rubles .

Fountain pen: 5x35 = 175 rub.

Textbook: 5 × 644 = 3,220 rubles.

Total: 30.5 thousand rubles.

The basic set will cost 30.5 thousand rubles. However, during the learning process, the child may need additional subjects, so it is worth budgeting additional expenses.

How much does it cost to send a boy to school

The list of necessary things for a boy to go to school, according to Rosstat, differs only in clothes. So, the list includes two pairs of trousers, three shirts, one tracksuit, one jumper, two T-shirts, five pairs of socks, one pair of shoes, one pair of sneakers, a pair of shoes, one backpack, four notebooks, one album, five pens, five pencils, one set of markers, five textbooks.

The cost of first-grader's fees to school:

Trousers: 2 × 2,090 = 4,180 rub.

Shirt: 3 × 1,260 = 3,780 rub.

Sports suit: 1 × 2.697 = 2.697 rubles .

Sweater: 1 × 1,499 = 1,499 rubles .

T-shirt: 2 × 544 = 1,088 rubles .

Socks: 5 × 106 = 530 rub.

Summer shoes: 1 × 1.798 = 1.798 rub.

Cross-country shoes: 1 × 2.004 = 2.004 rub.

Boots: 1 × 2.717 = 2.717 rubles .

Backpack: 1 × 2.639 = 2.639 rub.

Notebook: 4 × 16 = 64 rub.

Album: 1 × 131 = 131 rubles.

Pencil: 5x27 = 135 rub.

A set of markers: 1 × 216 = 216 rubles .

Fountain pen: 5x35 = 175 rub.

Textbook: 5 × 644 = 3,220 rubles.

Total: 26.9 thousand rubles.

The cost of preparing a child for school in Kazan, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and other cities

Often, the average price in a country is not an indicator of real numbers. Based on Rosstat data on prices by region, we calculated the cost of a "school set" for a girl and a boy in 16 million cities.

The most expensive way to prepare a first—grader for school is in St. Petersburg, and the cheapest is in Omsk.

Moscow:

Girl: 35 thousand rubles.

Boy: 31 thousand rubles.

St. Petersburg:

Girl: 41.6 thousand rubles.

Boy: 36 thousand rubles.

Novosibirsk:

Girl: 38 thousand rubles.

Boy: 34 thousand rubles.

Yekaterinburg:

Girl: 31 thousand rubles.

Boy: 28.1 thousand rubles.

Kazan:

Girl: 25 thousand rubles.

Boy: 23.8 thousand rubles.

Nizhny Novgorod:

Girl: 33 thousand rubles.

Boy: 30 thousand rubles.

Krasnoyarsk:

Girl: 29.7 thousand rubles.

Boy: 25 thousand rubles.

Chelyabinsk:

Girl: 34 thousand rubles.

Boy: 27.8 thousand rubles.

Ufa:

Girl: 31 thousand rubles.

Boy:26.2 thousand rubles.

Samara:

Girl: 29.3 thousand rubles.

Boy: 26.5 thousand.

Rostov-on-Don:

Girl: 25.3 thousand rubles.

Boy: 23 thousand rubles.

Krasnodar:

Girl: 30 thousand rubles.

Boy: 26.6 thousand rubles.

Omsk:

Girl: 24.7 thousand rubles.

Boy: 22.9 thousand rubles.

Voronezh:

Girl: 28.5 thousand rubles.

Boy: 24.3 thousand rubles.

Perm:

Girl: 37 thousand rubles.

Boy: 34.6 thousand rubles.

Volgograd:

Girl: 30 thousand rubles.

Boy: 25.4 thousand rubles.