The pie chart illustrates the percentage of houshold expenses in Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Overall, other goods and services were the most popular means of expenditures in Japan, while the housing expenses were the most costable in Malaysia in the given period of time.
Whereas the proportion of health care spending was the least popular in both countries throughout the year.
The costs for other goods and services accounted for 29 % by being the greatest share in Japan, however the largest proportion was observed in the housing spending in Malaysia, at 34 % over the period shown. Although the proportion of health care stood higher at 6% in Japan than the expenditures utilized for health care in Malaysia by staying at 3% as the least popular in the shown one year period.
Regarding the remaining expenses, the share of food expenses recorded similar figures at 24% in Japan and 27% in Malaysia by being lower than other means. Walking to the transport expenses accounted for 10% in Malaysia which is observed as double by staying at 20 % in Japan during the shown time.
