The table shows the amount of household income that five countries in Europe spend per month on four items. Overall, it can be seen that developing countries spend the majority of their income on food, drink, and housing, but much less on entertainment and clothing.
Housing is the largest expenditure item for France, Germany, and the UK, with all of them spending around one-third of their income, at 30%, 33%, and 37%, respectively. In contrast, they spend around a quarter of their income on food and drink. However, this pattern is reversed for Turkey and Spain, where they spend around a fifth of their income on housing but approximately one-third of their total income on food and drink.
All five countries spend much less on the remaining two items. France and Spain spend the least on clothing, at less than 10%, whereas the other three countries spend around the same amount, ranging between 11% and 15%. At 19%, Germany spends the most on entertainment, while the UK and Turkey spend approximately half of this amount, with France and Spain between the two.