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The formerly popular tourist destination of Pantai Cenang in Langkawi, Malaysia, where workers spend on average $266 per month to work from home. AFP
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A woman walks on the promenade of Baku. Azerbaijan is the cheapest country in the world to work from home. People working from home here pay just $112 a month for a fixed-line broadband package, 1GB of mobile data and basic utilities. AFP
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The Ukrainian capital of Kiev. Ukraine is the second-cheapest country to work from home at $131. AFP
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The Supertree Grove in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, which is the third-cheapest country to work from home at $153. EPA
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The main Russian Orthodox church in Moscow. People spend $165 per month on average to work from home in Russia. AFP
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A deserted Sultanahmet square in Turkey, where it costs $187 on average per month to work from home. AFP
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An aerial picture of Dhaka in Bangladesh, where it costs on average $211 per month to work from home. AFP
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A planetarium at Palermo Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. People spend on average $225 every month to work from home in Argentina. AFP
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A biker rides through a passage in Vienna, Austria, where it costs on average $235 per month to work from home. AFP
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The World Trade Center in Manama, Bahrain. It costs on average $265 per month to work from home in this Gulf country. Getty Images
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The formerly popular tourist destination of Pantai Cenang in Langkawi, Malaysia, where workers spend on average $266 per month to work from home. AFP
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A woman walks on the promenade of Baku. Azerbaijan is the cheapest country in the world to work from home. People working from home here pay just $112 a month for a fixed-line broadband package, 1GB of mobile data and basic utilities. AFP
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The Ukrainian capital of Kiev. Ukraine is the second-cheapest country to work from home at $131. AFP
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The Supertree Grove in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, which is the third-cheapest country to work from home at $153. EPA
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The main Russian Orthodox church in Moscow. People spend $165 per month on average to work from home in Russia. AFP
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A deserted Sultanahmet square in Turkey, where it costs $187 on average per month to work from home. AFP
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An aerial picture of Dhaka in Bangladesh, where it costs on average $211 per month to work from home. AFP
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A planetarium at Palermo Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. People spend on average $225 every month to work from home in Argentina. AFP
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A biker rides through a passage in Vienna, Austria, where it costs on average $235 per month to work from home. AFP
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The World Trade Center in Manama, Bahrain. It costs on average $265 per month to work from home in this Gulf country. Getty Images
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The formerly popular tourist destination of Pantai Cenang in Langkawi, Malaysia, where workers spend on average $266 per month to work from home. AFP
Where are the cheapest countries to work remotely?
Azerbaijan is the least expensive country in the world for work-from-home employees and Barbados is the most costly, new research finds
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09 February, 2021
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