Urban households spent 6.5pc more than rural households at €1,030 per week compared with €968. Households owned with a mortgage spent the most on housing at €321 a week. Households owned with a mortgage spent an average of €215 per week on mortgage payments for their primary dwelling. CSO statistician Claire Burke said: “Spending on housing and fuel and light accounted for almost one-quarter (24.6pc) of total household expenditure. “We can also see that urban households spent 6.5pc more than rural households at €1,030.26 per week compared with €967.52.”
