The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of monthly household income allocated to various categories of expenditure by low-income and high-income groups in a European country.
Overall, it is evident that low-income households spend a significantly higher percentage of their income on essential items such as food and fuel, whereas high-income groups allocate more to discretionary categories like recreation, transport, and miscellaneous expenses.
In the low-income group, the largest share of expenditure is devoted to food and drink, accounting for 29%, followed by fuel bills at 24%. In contrast, these figures are considerably lower among high-income households, at 15% and 7% respectively. This indicates that basic necessities constitute a heavier financial burden for those with lower earnings. Spending on recreation and culture is relatively modest in the low-income group, at 11%, compared to a much higher 21% in the high-income group.
Furthermore, high-income households allocate a greater proportion of their income to transport (16%) and restaurants and hotels (12%), whereas the corresponding figures for the low-income group are only 9% and 4%. Expenditure on clothing remains relatively similar between the two groups, at 5% and 6%. Notably, miscellaneous expenses account for a substantial share in both groups, although it is slightly higher among high-income earners (23%) than their low-income counterparts (18%).