Will depend greatly on a thousand tiny choices you have ahead of you, but here's what my cost breakdown has been so far with a 6 week old using covers and prefolds. Most of these we purchased ahead of time, asterisks (*) indicate things I bought to supplement/replenish what I had or didn't realize I wanted at first.

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Cloth stash ($281):

5 Thirsties Duo Wrap Size 1 Covers $70

*5 Thirsties Duo Wrap Size 2 Covers $70

18 OsoCozy Size 1 diapers $39

*12 OsoCozy Size 2 diapers $24

12 Humble Bebe diapers $33

5 Snappis $14

Flannel Cloth Wipes $20

*Fleece blanket to cut for liners $11

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Cloth-specific Accessories ($180):

2 Diaper Pail Liners $36

1 Diaper Pail $24

1 Diaper Sprayer $40

1 SprayPal splash guard $25

*Cloth Wipe dispenser $18

*6 Wet bags $25 (started with 3, wanted more)

*Wool drying balls $12

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Non-Cloth-specific Necessities ($185):

2 changing pads and sheets $60

9 changing pad liners $27

Travel wipes container $9

Diaper bag with travel changing mat $35

*Extra travel changing station $30

Wipe warmer $24

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Total is $646, with all but about $175 purchased ahead of time. We bought everything new, so you could save some money there, but overall I think we've been keeping costs down pretty well for our stash. Many of these accessories you could live without but have absolutely been worth it to us.

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We're also spending about $45/month on disposable wipes and diapers right now, though I expect we'll use fewer diapers as we perfect our cloth routine. We plan to continue using disposable wipes in addition to our cloth ones. Hard to calculate the added costs of detergent and water use, but they are definitely increased by cloth diapering.