Overview
- The Instituto Nacional de Estadística published its household‑budget survey on Thursday, June 25, 2026, reporting average household spending up 3.1% to €35,101 and average spending per person up 3.2% to €14,066.
- Spending on housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose 5.8% to €11,665 per household in 2025 and now accounts for 33.2% of the average family budget.
- Housing, food and transport together absorbed roughly 60% of household outlays in 2025, leaving less room for non‑essential purchases for many families.
- Household type and income shape the impact: couples with children had the highest average spending (€44,438), single seniors the lowest (€23,024), and the poorest 20% spent about 61.5% of their budgets on essentials compared with 41.2% for the richest 20%.
- Regions diverged in 2025 with País Vasco and Madrid showing the highest per‑person spending while Galicia bucked the national rise with a 1.7% drop to €33,111, and some discretionary categories such as alcohol, tobacco and restaurant spending declined.