Band 6+: The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income give European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.

The table shares the amount of monthly household revenue for four European countries spent a needs.

Overall, the greatest proportion of food and drinks is in Turkey, while the spending on housing led the UK. On the other hand, people in Germany spend a larger proportion of their budgets on entertainment compared to other European countries.

Firstly, according to the table, every country spends more than 20 percent on food and drinks. For example, in France and Germany, the proportion of spending from salary is above 22%, while in other countries, this indicator is higher than 30%. However, European individuals spend a small percentage of their income on clothes. For instance, in the UK, France, and Turkey, the percentage of spending on clothing is higher than 10 percent, but in Spain and France, these numbers are lower than 10% with indicators of 8% and 7%.

However, inhabitants in these countries also spend a part of their income on entertainment and housing. For housing, almost half of the budget goes for this. For example, in the UK, the percentage of housing is 37%, despite the employers there getting peak salaries. Nonetheless, local people in Europe do not forget about breaks. They are spending 10-17 percent of their income on numerous entertainment activities.

Summary, despite how the level of life is high in European countries, inhabitants are spending more than half of their household incomes. After all, it says that “for a comfortable life, you should sacrifice your comfort.”