The table shows how much money singles and couples use to pay for their post-retirement lifestyle.
Overall, while a retired single person spends most of their money on housing, a retired couple has the expenditure on leisure activities.
A retired person allocated 184 dollars while the figure for a retired couple was slightly higher, at 194 dollars. Leisure was the second highest expense for a retired single person and 62 dollars less than retired couple. A retired single person spent 122 dollars on health, significantly less than retired couple, at 177 dollars. The expenditure on transport of retired single person and couple had the same, at 107 and 108 dollars, respectively.
In contrast, a retired single person and couple only spent 44 dollars and 80 dollars on clothing. The expense of retired couple on food was 100 dollars, double single person. The expending on others expenses was the lowest, at 37 dollars and 70 dollars, respectively.