Child care expenses top the cost of rent in dozens of U.S. cities, analysis finds. See where.

As child care costs soar , many Americans today find themselves paying more for a caregiver than they do for their monthly rent, according to a new analysis.

Child care costs for parents with two kids exceed rental costs in 85 of the country's largest metro areas, personal finance site LendingTree found . In Omaha, Neb., Milwaukee, Wis., and Buffalo, N.Y., which have the highest child care costs in the country relative to local rents, families with an infant and a 4-year-old under care on average pay more than double the cost of their rent.

Families around the U.S. pay an average of $1,282 for full-time infant care, still below the average monthly cost to rent a two-bedroom unit, LendingTree's data shows. Families with two children, on the other hand, spend an average of $2,252 pe