The pie graphs illustrate the proportion of family expenditure per month on seven distinct purposes, segmented into two separated income groups in an European nation.
Overall, while the low income group prioritizes dedicating money on food, drink, and fuel, those with lucrative income allocate more money on recreation, culture, and others. Notably, clothing is least allocated among both groups.
(Regarding the low income group, the figure for food and drink took the lead, making up for nearly one third of the family’s total income, followed by fuel bills with around one quarter and more distantly by miscellaneous and recreation/culture with 18% and 11% respectively. That for the remaining items were negligible, with transport the most significant at 9%, doubling clothing and restaurant/hotel which comprise merely 4% and 5% in turn.)
Regarding food and drink, despite comprising a striking 29% of the expenditure in the low income group, the figure halved in those with lucrative income, with merely 15%. Likewise, the allocation on fuel in the low income group made up approximately one quarter of the expenditure of low income group, tripling that of high income group.
By contrast, the figure for miscellaneous in wealthy demographics was 5% higher than that for the poor group, at a remarkable 23%. A similar disparity was witnessed in the income investment on recreation/hotels and transport, though with a more noticeable difference, that in affluent demographics these expenditures nearly doubled those of the low income group, with 21% and 16% respectively. Similarly, the wealthy group spent three times more money on restaurant/hotels than the poor ones, at a modest 12%. Finally, the remaining expenditure registered almost identical figures among both groups, at 5% and 6%.