The most modest households spend more on housing and the wealthiest on transport

While consumption structure disparities are decreasing over the years, differences persist between the wealthiest and the most modest households. In 2017, among the different types of expenditure, housing differentiated households the most regarding their standard of living, before food (except of catering), transport, recreation and culture, and restaurants and hotels.

Housing, excluding repayment of real estate loans, weighs more on the budget of modest households (more often tenants), of single-parent families and of one-person households.

During the last forty years, the share of expenditure on food (except for catering) has converged according to standard of living and socio-economic situation while gaps have increased regarding housing.