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Step 2 — What you spend on each month
Health insurance / medical aid premiums
Life, home, car & other insurance
Clothing accounts, furniture, store credit
Netflix, Spotify, apps, streaming
We compare your spending to published household expenditure data from official government sources. All non-USD figures are converted from USD benchmarks using live exchange rates. We believe in full transparency — here is exactly what we use:
| Currency | Primary Source | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| USD 🇺🇸 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Consumer Expenditure Survey (2023) | All categories |
| GBP 🇬🇧 | UK Office for National Statistics — Family Spending (2023) | All categories |
| EUR 🇪🇺 | Eurostat Household Budget Survey | All categories |
| AUD 🇦🇺 | Australian Bureau of Statistics — Household Expenditure Survey | All categories |
| CAD 🇨🇦 | Statistics Canada — Survey of Household Spending | All categories |
| ZAR 🇿🇦 | Stats SA — Living Conditions Survey + USD conversion | Approximate |
| MZN 🇲🇿 | USD benchmark × exchange rate (World Bank data) | Approximate |
| TZS 🇹🇿 | USD benchmark × exchange rate (World Bank data) | Approximate |
⚠ Note Medical Contributions vary enormously by country (NHS in the UK = £0 direct; USA averages $175/month employee contribution; South Africa medical aid averages R3,000–6,000/month). Treat medical benchmarks as directional only. Debt and credit categories also vary significantly by country credit culture.
Benchmarks represent average adult household spending and are updated annually. They are for informational guidance only — not financial advice.
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Use the sliders to enter your monthly income and spending across 11 categories — housing, vehicle finance, insurance, groceries, takeout, entertainment, subscriptions, debt accounts, and more. Select from 8 currencies. Takes about two minutes. No account required.
Your spending is compared against published household expenditure data from official government sources — the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, UK Office for National Statistics, Eurostat, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and Statistics Canada. You receive an instant score from 0 to 100 and a grade from A to F based on how your spending compares.
Every spending category is shown against the benchmark average. You see immediately which areas are under control and which are costing you more than most people spend. The breakdown includes your savings rate, total monthly spend, and the specific category where the biggest gap exists — because knowing is the first step to changing.
Most financial tools are designed to be gentle. They show you spending in soft language and avoid making you uncomfortable. BudgetSlap is built on the opposite philosophy — you cannot fix what you will not look at honestly.
Every benchmark is sourced from named, publicly available government data. We tell you exactly which survey, which year, and where to verify it yourself. When a category varies significantly by country — such as medical contributions or debt culture — we say so explicitly rather than applying a misleading global average.
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