On average each private household spends €
Standardizing household expenditures by household
size and composition results in average monthly equivalence expenditures
of €
The comparison of the 2014/15 Household Budget Survey
with the 2009/10 survey shows a slight increase from €
As expected household expenditures increase and equivalent expenditures decrease with the number of persons in a household. Compared with single-person households, very large households (5+ persons) spend around 21% less per adult equivalent.
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Results (overview): Monthly expenditures of private households - main results 2014/15 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Comparison of the consumption expenditures: Household Budget Surveys 2014/15 and 2009/10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |