URBAN AND RURAL HOUSEHOLDS’ CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES AS A MEASUREOF THEIR LEVEL OF LIVING

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare urban and rural households’ level of living. Definitions andmeasures of level of living were presented. Then level of living in rural and urban households as well as itschanges were evaluated using the data from Household Budget Surveys. Expenditures on health, transport,recreation and culture, education, restaurants and hotels and alkoholic beverages, tobacco and narcoticswere used as a measures. The results shows that the level and the share of consumption expenditures onrecreation and culture as well as on restaurants and hotel were higher in urban than in rural households.The level of living in rural households is lower than in urban ones but the difference is decreasing.

Keywords

• level of living
• urban and rural people
• consumption expenditure