Who Is Average Kim?

Statistics released by Seoul City Hall and Statistics Korea on Monday paint a picture of the avergae Korean living in Seoul. That stats also include price changes from the '70s to now.

The highlights of the average person:
- A 37.6-year-old married office worker who works 46.4 hours per week and has a bachelor's degree
- Earn 3.6 million won per month and spend 2.8 million won per month (That means I'm making less but saving more than the average Seoul resident.)
- 42 percent of Seoul's housing consists of apartments
- 7 percent of housing is actually a house

Some price changes:
- Bus fares have jumped 25-fold from 40 won in 1977 to 1,000 won today, and subway fares have gone up from 30 won in 1974 to 1,000 won as of now. (Note that by using a transporation card, you will only pay 900 per ride.)
- The saddest news for Koreans, I'm sure, is that Soju cost just 120 won per bottle in 1975. A bottle today will set you back 1,200 won. That's just highway robbery.