The table provided compares five European countries regarding the percentage of monthly salary spent on four different household categories: food & drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.
From an overall perspective, it is evident that all European citizens surveyed allocate a considerably higher share of monthly income to housing, except for Spain and Turkey, whose highest expenditures are on food & drink.
In terms of housing, the percentage of annual income spent is highest in the UK, at precisely 37%. The data for Germany and France are lower, at 33% and 31%, respectively, compared to 20% for Turkey. However, Spain accounts for the lowest value, at only 18%.
Regarding food & beverage, Turkish and Spanish individuals pay exactly 36% and 31% of their earnings per month in this category, in their given order, whereas the figures for the remaining nations are significantly lower, with the UK allocating 27%. The data for France and Germany stand at 25% and 22%, in their respective order. By contrast, the average proportion of European inhabitants’ salaries spent on entertainment is maintained at under a fifth, ranging from 10% to 19%. It is also worth noting that clothing is the least purchased item by the European citizens mentioned, with the figures for all surveyed territories being under 15%.