Well, if the MTA gets their hands on this study, it probably won't be good news for any of New York City's straphangers.

A shocking new study from Moody's Investor Services just revealed that your $2.75 MetroCard fare actually costs closer to $4.11. Gulp. 

Why, you might ask? It simply comes down to the MTA's operating costs, which are much higher than even the transit-reliant cities of London and Paris. 

A whooping 66% of the MTA's spending is due to its extremely high labor costs-- and if you don't believe us, read up on our story of the $876 million paid out in 2015 to MTA's workers here. 

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Maybe we should take some advice from the aforementioned European cities' counterparts and ease up on those hefty MTA pensions and benefits, eh? (Wishful thinking, we know.) 

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[via New York Daily News] [Feature Image Courtesy Flickr]