Band 6+: The table illutrates the proportion of monthly household income five european countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.

The table compares the percentage of family income that is spent on four sections in five various countries.

Overall, it is obvious that the majority of whole income is spent on food and drink and housing, while on other sections it is less.

In Turkey, families allocate the highest proportion of money (36%) on food and drink, compared to Germany (21%). Followed by Spanish and the UK, at 31% and 27% respectively. However, the housing section has the highest proportion among all aspects in the UK at 37%. In comparison, with 33% and 31% in Germany and France respectively.

By contrast, clothing accounts for approximately the same figures with 11% and 12% in the UK and Turkey. Families in Germany spend a quarter of their income on clothing, whereas Spanish allocate 8% of that. In contrast to Turkey (10%) and the UK families, the Germany families allocate nearly one-fifth of their whole household income in entertainment. The percentage of France families is about half of that of families in Germany.