The table illustrates the budgets needed for retired singles and couples to live a comfortable lifestyle in Australia. Overall, the expenses of a retired single person are much lower than couple. In addition, while housing is the biggest expenditure for single retirees, retired couples need more money for leisure time.
The expenditure for the housing costs $184 for single, whereas for a couple of it is $194. Meanwhile, leisure expenses show a large disparity, with a couple needing $202 compared to $140 for a single person. Regarding health-care, retired pairs spend $177, which is higher $55 than for a single person.
The outlays for transportation are almost the same for couples and singles with $108 and 107$ respectively. The smaller numbers are observed in clothing and other unspecified needs for both retirees, with the former $44 for singles and $80 for couples, and the latter $37 for a retiree and $70 for pair retirees. According to food needs, couple retirees expense $100, double the $50 spent by a single person
