The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income which five European countries spend on food & drink, housing, clothing, and entertainment.

The table given shows the percentage of the

income

which residents in five different European nations spend on various types of categories every month. From an

overall

perspective, it is evident that households expend a significant amount of their monthly wage on food

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drink and housing,

while

they spend less on clothing and entertainment. In terms of food and drink , the percentage of

income

spent monthly on food and drink by Turkish citizens is highest, at 36%. The figures for Spain and the UK are lower, at 31% and 27%, respectively, compared to 25% by the French.

However

, citizens in Germany account for the lowest number, at only 22%. In France, Germany, and the UK, the inhabitants spend more than 30% of their

income

on Housing, at 31%, 33%, and 37%, in their given order.

Nonetheless

, only 18% and 20% of total

income

are allocated for

this

category in Spain and Turkey, in the respective order. In Germany and Turkey, people pay 15% and 12% of their wages for clothing, respectively,

while

the data on the remaining nations are below 12%.

In addition

, the average percentage of

income

which inhabitants in these countries spend on entertainment only ranges from 10% to 19%.