The table demonstrates the percentage of household income in every month which five European countries expenditure on food & drink, housing, clothing, and entertainment.
From an overall perspective, it is evident that the amount of money people spend on food & drink, housing accounts for a major part and significantly less on the other items.
With regard to food and drink, the percentage of income spent on this category in Turkey is highest, at 36%. The figures for Spain, UK are lower, at 31% and 27%, in the given order, compared to 25% in the French. However, Germany has the lowest outlay on this category, only at 22%.
In terms of housing, citizens in France, Germany, and the UK use more than 30% of the wage in this group, at 31%, 33%, and 37%, respectively. In contrast, 12% and 8% is the proportion of Turkey and Spain inhabitants allocate for this category. The average percentage of income which people in these countries spend on clothing only ranges from 7% to 15%. Along with that, the proportions of outlay on entertainment in five nations are below 19%.