Latest figures from the CSO reveal how much people were spending to live week to week last year.
The estimated average weekly expenditure in 2022-2023 for all households in Ireland was �1,007.47.
On average, households spent �63.11 per week on Fuel & Light. This was calculated after the application of electricity account credits.
Spending on Housing and Fuel & Light accounted for almost one-quarter (24.6%) of total household expenditure.
Households owned with a mortgage had the highest weekly expenditure in 2022-2023 at �1,448.08, approximately double the expenditure of households that rented (�720.74).
Urban households spent 6.5% more than rural households at �1,030.26 per week compared with �967.52.
Households in the highest income quintile spent almost four times the amount of those in the lowest income quintile at �1,757.16 per week compared with �444.00.
Almost one-quarter (23.0%) of single adult household expenditure was on Housing
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