ABCs of Personal Finance
Are we living comfortably? Look at Median Age, Median Income, Median Rental.
This is why if we like to understand if people are living comfortably, do not look at just the average income and then converting that into some other currency (Like from SGD to RM) and then laughing at the country where the currency is weaker. The fact is that average income would include the income of a senior manager and a cleaner and averaging them both tells nothing about both of their lifestyle and comfort. So, our focus is median income.