These images show how traffic is spiraling out of control around the world

• Traffic congestion is something that commuters around the world have to face every day, costing enormous amounts of both time and money.
• From New York, to Paris, to Manila, commuters spend hundreds of hours sitting in traffic, with the United States alone spending nearly $300 billion yearly in traffic-related costs.
• We found some of the most congested cities to see what the daily commute is like around the world.

From bumper to bumper traffic to broken down subways, we all know the struggle of the morning commute. Even when everything goes as planned, it can take as long as two or three hours to get anywhere at rush hour, and even longer when there are accidents, strikes, and storms. In the United States alone, traffic congestion cost nearly $300 billion in gas and time in 2016, according to Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard. All over the world, traffic congestion is escalating and costing consumers time and money.

Keep scrolling to see some of the most congested cities in the world, and feel a little more grateful for your morning commute: