Public transport fares go up - but not as much as the minimum wage in most cities

Compound annual growth in the time you have to work to pay for a public transport trip has declined in many transit systems across the world - Beijing, Chicago, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart are amongst the exceptions

Estimates of CAGR of the number worked at the minimum wage over 5 years between 2014-15 and 2019 -20 based on data published by transit agencies and minimum wages set by relevant government authorities in each city.