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What does childcare cost around the world?

The cost of childcare varies enormously around the world. The rates of childcare in England can cost as much as 80% of a salary - and in Sweden, as little as 1%. Hear from parents in those two places, plus from a mum in Abuja, Nigeria, who pays around 20% of her salary for her children to be looked after.

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