I would imagine quite a bit....over here in the UK, it's about (quote my father) £150 an hour.

Here in America, it depends on what you fly, how long it takes, and what gas prices are at the time.  When I did it three years ago, it cost me probably around $5,000 for ~42 hours in a Cessna 172.  So you could expect anywhere between $5,000 and $7,500 dollars, give or take a couple dollars.

EDIT:  That's for just a private pilot's license, if that's too much, you could go for a sport pilot's license, which costs a bit less, but you can't fly at night, or into controlled airspace, but I don't know all the details, so you might want to look into it.

over here in the uk it can cost between £4500.00 and £8500.00 to gain your ppl but if you want a rating i.e night flying then i think its around £500 for a night rating..... but don't quote me on that lol.

"Your Private Pilots Licence Flying Course

During the flying course you will need to undertake ground school lessons with your instructor to assist and prepare you for the flying exercises. You are required to sit and pass six written multiple choice ground exams and obtain an RT licence before you take the flying skill test. On completion of the training, you need to pass the flying skill test with our in-house CAA flying examiner. The Civil Aviation Authority will then grant you a Private Pilots Licence.

Privileges Of The Private Pilots Licence

Now you have a Private Pilots Licence (PPL) you can exercise the privileges of the licence and fly the aircraft solo or with family and friends.

Whether it's a local flight or landing at another airfield, you just book the aircraft at your convenience.

You can add ratings to the PPL as listed below or use the PPL as a stepping stone for a career change along the route to obtain a Commercial Pilots Licence.
validity Of The Private Pilots Licence

The Single Engine Pilots Licence is valid for 5 years provided that a minimum of 12 hours is flown in the second year of the 24 month rating expiry date. ( Other conditions apply )

Additional Ratings

It is possible to add further ratings to the basic Private Pilots Licence in order to expand the privileges afforded to it.

These other ratings include :

1 .THE NIGHT RATING :- This involves a course of approximately five hours instruction and allows the holder to fly as pilot in command of an aircraft at night.
2 . THE I.M.C RATING :- ( Instrument Meteorological Rating )- This is a course of a minimum of 15 hours instruction in the aircraft and 10 hours ground school followed by a flight test of approximately 2 hours and a ground exam. The aim of the course is to enable flight of an aircraft with reference to instruments only. "

hope this helps...

nemo......

if you mean all the way to airline pilot. Probably 50 grand plus.

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That must be minus the aircraft rental... there's no way that could be for everything. But... what's the name of the school? I want to do my IR; maybe that's only $1000 there...

The two best schools in my region of the US cost from $45000 to $64000 for nothing to CFII/MEII

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I don't know a whole lot about the requirements to getting an instrument rating here in the US, but you have to go through a groundschool, and I think it's a minimum of 40 hours of flight time.