In new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average family expenditure now stands at £517.30 a week.
This figure still falls below the 2006 figure of £539.80, when inflation is taken into account.
According to the breakdown of The Family Spending Survey, which is carried out every year, housing costs such as rent and fuel top the expenditure list, accounting for almost 75 percent of average household costs.
Transport came in as the second highest expenditure in the list, accounting for 70 percent, while education and health came in at the bottom of the list with a combined figure of 15 percent.
The survey showed a significant divide between rich and poor, with the lowest-earning 10 percent of households spending an average of £189.90 per week, while the equivalent in the highest-earning bracket clocked in at an average of £1,119.50 a week.
In terms of the specific breakdown of household spending, recreation and culture topped the survey, with families spending an average of just over £60 a week on TVs, newspapers, books, computers and package holidays.
