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The table below shows the expenses per week of a retired single person and a 
couple in Australia, for their comfortable lifestyle. Summarise the information by 
selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. 
Expenses 
Single person retired 
Couple (2 persons) retired 
Housing 
$160 
$284 
Shopping 
$35 
$50 
Food 
$55 
$70 
Clothing 
$67 
$120 
Shelter 
$92 
$110 
Health 
$64 
$77 
Others 
$177 
$223 
Total expenses per week 
$650 
$934 
The given table compares the weekly expenditure of retired single person with that of a 
retired couple in Australia. It is manifest from the graph that the couples have to spend more 
than a single person on all the things, but the biggest difference is in housing and clothing.
The total weekly expenses needed by a single retired person are $650, whereas a retired 
couple spends $934 weekly for a comfortable lifestyle. Out of this, the maximum goes into 
housing and other miscellaneous expenditures by both categories of retirees. $160 and $284 
are spent on housing by single and couple retirees respectively, whereas $177 and $223 are 
devoted weekly to other things.
A single retired person spends $64, $92, $67, $55 and $35 on health, shelter, clothing, food 
and shopping respectively, whereas a couple has to spend moderately more ($77, $110, $120, 
$70 and $50) on these things.
Overall, the least expenditure is incurred on shopping and food by the retired people and 
the maximum on housing and other things.