In Africa, for example, broadband service for a home or office cost almost three times an average monthly income last year.

以非洲为例，去年家庭或商业宽带服务的费用几乎是月平均收入的三倍。

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That way you can work from home and still have a low-cost office to go to when you crave working near others.

这样，你仍旧可以在家工作，而当你渴望与人一起工作时，也有一间花费低廉的办公室可以去。

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Older home-based business owners can do their own version of co-working by sharing the cost of office space among, say, five or 10 people.

年纪偏大的居家创业者也可以通过他们自己的方式实现合作，和五人或者10人一起分摊办公室的费用。

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The Home Office said the higher cost per inmate of detention centres was due to a range of factors including the fact they were much smaller than prisons and were close to airports, making land prices and rents higher.

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Kent is a key entry point for asylum seekers and the Home Office reimburses the council for the cost of fostering and care for children until they reach 18.

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But the Home Office argued this liability was not a cost of closure as it reflected an existing deficit in the pension scheme.

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