the average family expenditure per month in total is £1934.

of that, on average, £462 goes on booze, fags, restaurants and 'culture' each month, still leaving £216 per month to be saved/frittered away (around 32% of total takehome on non-essentials then).

not that bad a deal in the grand scheme of things, is it?

Sources:
New Statesman
Indpenedent