According to the results acquired from combined data set of 2017, 2018 and 2019 Household Budget Surveys; expenditures on housing and rent, food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation had the largest part of household consumption expenditures. TR1 (İstanbul) region had the highest share in expenditures on housing and rent with 28.6% where TRA (North-East Anatolia) region had the lowest share with 20.2%.

TRB (Central-East Anatolia) SR Level 1 region allocated the highest share to food

TRB (Central-East Anatolia) region had the highest share in expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages with 28.5% where TR1 (İstanbul) region had the lowest share with 15.9%.

TR8 (West Black Sea) SR Level 1 region allocated the highest share to transportation

TR8 (West Black Sea) region had the highest share with 20.1% and TRC (South-East Anatolia) region had the lowest share with 15.3% for transportation.

The share of education was the highest in TR1 (İstanbul) SR Level 1 region

Where TR1 (İstanbul) region had the highest share with 3.7%, TR9 (East Black Sea) region had the lowest share with 0.9% for education.

TR2 (West Marmara) region had the highest share which was 2.7%, TRB (Central-East Anatolia) region had the lowest share which was 1.2% in health expenditures.

Distribution of household consumption expenditures by types of expenditure (%), SR Level 1, 2019

One fourth of household consumption expenditures were in TR1 (İstanbul) SR Level 1 region

TR1 (İstanbul) region had 24.4% of the household consumption expenditures in Turkey. While TR3 (Aegean) was the second with 15.1%, TR6 (Mediterranean) region followed TR3 (Aegean) with 11.4%.

While TR1 (İstanbul) region had the highest share in all expenditure groups, 38.6% of education expenditures, 28.9% of restaurant and hotels expenditures, 28.6% of housing and rent and entertainment and culture expenditures were realized in TR1 (İstanbul) region.

TR3 (Aegean) region, which ranks second with its share of household consumption expenditures, made 17.3% of alcoholic beverages, cigarette and tobacco expenditures, 16.0% of restaurant and hotels expenditures and 15.8% of health expenditures.

The lowest share of consumption expenditures belonged to TRA (North-East Anatolia) SR Level 1 region

TRA (North-East Anatolia) had the lowest share in household consumption expenditures with the rate of 1.8%. TRB (Central-East Anatolia) followed this region with 2.6% and TR9 (East Black Sea) with 2.9%.

TRA (North-East Anatolia) region’s share of alcoholic beverages, cigarette and tobacco expenditures was 2.5%, 2.2% from the food and non-alcoholic beverages group and 2.1% from the clothing and footwear group.

TRB (Central-East Anatolia) region’s share of expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages was 3.7%, while it was 3.5% from clothing and footwear and 2.9% from communication.

Distribution of household consumption expenditures (%), SR Level 1, 2019

Distribution of household consumption expenditures (%), SR Level 2, 2019

TR1 (İstanbul) SR Level 2 region had the highest share in consumption expenditures

TR1 (İstanbul) region had 24.4% of the household consumption expenditures in Turkey. While TR51 (Ankara) took second place with 7.6%; TR31 (İzmir) and TR41 (Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik) followed this region with 6.5% and 5.6% respectively.

TRA2 (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan) and TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) regions had the lowest share in household consumption expenditures with 0.8%. These regions were followed by TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) and TRA1 (Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt) with 1.0% and TRC3 (Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt) and TR81 (Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın) with 1.3%.

TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) SR Level 2 region allocated the highest share to food

While TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) region allocated the highest share to food and non-alcoholic beverages with 34.4%, housing and rent and transportation expenditures followed with 21.8% and 10.5% respectively.

While TRB2 (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari) region allocated the lowest share to education with 0.6%, health and entertainment and culture expenditures followed with 1.1% and 1.7% respectively.

TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) SR Level 2 region allocated the highest share to transportation

TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) was the region that allocated the highest share to transportation expenditures with 22.7%. This region followed by TR21 (Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli) with 21.2%, TR42 (Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova) and TR81 (Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın) with 20.4%.

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According to the results of the 2019 household budget survey; while the expenditures on housing and rent had the highest share in total consumption expenditures with a rate of 24.1%, the share of expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages took second place with 20.8% and transportation expenditures took third place with 16.5%.

The groups which had the lowest shares in total expenditures were health with 2.2%, educational services expenditures with 2.5% and entertainment and culture expenditures with 3.1%.

Distribution of household consumption expenditures by expenditure types (%), 2018, 2019

The monthly average consumption expenditure per equivalent adult was 2 465 TL

Consumption expenditure per equivalent adult is obtained by taking into account household size and composition in order to make consumption expenditures of households comparable.

The monthly average consumption expenditure per equivalent adult was estimated as 2 181 TL in 2018 and 2 465 TL in 2019.

The share of food and non-alcoholic beverages in total expenditures had the highest increase

According to the results of the survey, the share of food and non-alcoholic beverages expenditures increased from 20.3% to 20.8% with 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous year. The share of alcoholic beverages, cigarette and tobacco expenditures increased to 4.3% from 4.0%. The share of clothing and footwear was 5.0% in 2019 while 4.8% in 2018. The share of housing and rent increased to 24.1% from 23.7%, entertainment and culture increased to 3.1% from 2.9%, educational services increased to 2.5% from 2.3% and various goods and services increased to 5.1% from 4.9%.

On the other hand, the share of furniture and houses appliances decreased to 6.4% from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The share of transportation expenditures decreased to 16.5% from 18.3% with 1.8 percentage points and also the share of communication decreased to 3.6% from 3.8%.

The share of health expenditures and restaurant and hotels expenditures remained unchanged from 2018 to 2019 with 2.2% and 6.5% respectively.

Change of expenditure shares by expenditure types (%), 2018, 2019

Meat, fish and seafood has the highest share in food expenditures

While meat, fish and seafood expenditures had the highest share in food and non-alcoholic beverages expenditures with 19.4%, bread and cereals expenditures was 17.8%, vegetables expenditures was 16.6% and milk, cheese and eggs was 13.9%. Expenditures on other food products had the lowest share in food and non-alcoholic beverages expenditures with 2.3%. The share of coffee, tea and cocoa was 3.2% and non-alcoholic beverages was 3.8%.

  Distribution of food expenditures (%), 2018                                   Distribution of food expenditures (%), 2019

Share of food expenditures of low-income households was twice more than high-income households

When looking at the distribution of consumption expenditures by quintiles ordered by income in 2019, it was observed that the share of housing and rent was 31.2%, food and non-alcoholic beverages expenditures was 30.7%, transportation expenditures was 9.0%, furniture and houses appliances expenditures was 5.3% for households in the first quintile (the lowest quintile).

The share of housing and rent expenditures was 20.1%, transportation expenditures was 20.0%, food and non-alcoholic beverages was 15.3% and restaurant and hotels was 8.1% for households in the fifth quintile (the highest quintile).

Distribution of consumption expenditures by quintiles ordered by income (%), 2018, 2019

Expenditure patterns changed according to main source of income

While households whose main source of income was wages and salaries allocated 22.4% share for housing and rent, 19.0% for food and non-alcoholic beverages and 17.7% for transportation, household whose main source of income was entrepreneurial income allocated 20.4% share for housing and rent, 19.8% for food and non-alcoholic beverages and 19.2% for transportation.

Distribution of household consumption expenditure by main source of household income (%), 2019

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The share of housing and rent expenses was the highest in TR1 İstanbul Region

According to the results acquired from combined data set of 2016, 2017 and 2018 Household Budget Surveys; expenditures on housing and rent, food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation had the largest part of total consumption expenditures. TR1 İstanbul Region had the highest share in expenditures on housing and rent with the rate of 29.5% where TRA North-East Anatolia Region had the lowest share with the rate of 21.4%.

TRC South-East Anatolia Region allocated the highest share to food

TRC South-East Anatolia Region had the highest share in expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages with the rate of 26.9% where TR1 İstanbul Region had the lowest share, 15.6%.

TR5 West Anatolia Region and TR8 West Black Sea Region allocated the highest share to transportation

TR5 West Anatolia Region and TR8 West Black Sea Region had the highest share with the rate of 19.9% and TRB Central-East Anatolia Region had the lowest share with the rate of 16.2% for transportation.

The share of education was the highest in TR1 İstanbul Region

Where TR1 İstanbul Region had the highest share with the rate of 3.5%, TR9 East Black Sea Region had the lowest share with the rate of 1% for education. TR2 West Marmara Region had the highest share which was 2.7%, TRB Central-East Anatolia had the lowest share which was 1.2% in health expenditures.

Distribution of expenditure groups by Statistical Regions Level 1, 2018

One-fourth of total household consumption expenditure was done in TR1 İstanbul Region

According to the results of the study; 24.4% of total consumption expenditure was done by households in TR1 İstanbul Region. While TR3 Aegean was the second with the share of 14.9%, TR4 East Marmara and TR6 Mediterranean Regions followed TR3 Aegean with the rate of 11.2%.

The lowest share of consumption expenditures belonged to TRA North-East Anatolia Region

The only 1.7% of total expenditure was owned by households in TRA North-East Anatolia Region. This region was followed by TRB Central-East Anatolia Region with the rate of 2.9%.

Distribution of Statistical Regions Level 1 by expenditure groups, 2018

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