An hour’s commute is worth 1.03 million won per month

If you go to work for an hour while living in Seoul, it costs 2.27 million won per month just by breathing

“Every Korean’s heart is in Seoul. It gives money to people living in Seoul regardless of class, and few people will even be asked to leave Seoul in just a few weeks.” This is a sentence from the 1897 book “Korea and Her Neighbours” by British geographer Isabella Bird Bishop At that time, he stayed in Korea for about a year and critically considered the concentration of Seoul 125 years later, there is no awkwardness in substituting this sentence into reality. Even the new term ‘Seoul Republic’ was coined, Seoul was able to use its overall political economy and culture capabilities

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(1)Digital news
(2)The longer the commuting time, the more unhappy it is, and if you convert an hour of commuting time into monetary value
(3)According to a study, it costs 940,000 won per month
(4)That’s what I’m supporting that’s what I’m doing
(5)Source: Korea Transport Institute
(6)As much as I spend time on the street
(7)because you don’t have much time to invest in yourself

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(1)In 2013, the Korea Transport Institute analyzed, “If one hour of commuting is converted into a monetary value, it is about 940,000 won per month.” Considering the inflation rate, it is now estimated at about 1.03 million won While working in the Seoul metropolitan area is struggling to get to work every day, they are losing this much money without realizing it. If the average monthly rent for apartments in Seoul is 1.24 million won, it is 2.27 million won, which is more than 2 million won per person in Seoul

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