The two pie charts illustrate how households in a European country spend their monthly income in two different groups: low-income and high-income families.
Overall, it is obvious that low-income households spend a large proportion of their income on basic needs such as food and fuel, while high-income families allocate more money to leisure-related items and miscellaneous expenses.
In the low-income category, the biggest share of spending is on food and drink, which accounts for 29% of the total income. Fuel is the second on top category at 24%. Miscellaneous items also take a noticeable amount at 18%. However, only small proportions are spent on restaurants and hotels 4% and clothing 5%. Expenditure on transportation and recreational activities stands at 9% and 11%, respectively.
In contrast, high-income households category spend more on miscellaneous items at 23% and recreational and cultural activities at 21%, while transportation costs make up only 16% and food and drink just 15%. In additional, the least households spend on restaurants and hotels 12% and fuel 7%.