The pie charts compare the five categories that an average family spent their income on in Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Overall, it is noticeable that other goods and services were the dominant expenditure in Japan, while the most income was channeled into housing in Malaysia. It is also worth noting that healthcare was the least spent category in both countries.
In 2010, an average household spent their highest income on housing in Malaysia, at 34%, compared to 21% in Japan. However, food and other goods and services were ranked as the second and third expenditures in Malaysia, with 27% and 26%, respectively. Meanwhile, families in Malaysia spent 3% of their income on health care, making it the least popular category on the charts.
As for Japan, other goods/services, food, housing and transport were the common categories that Japanese families spent on, with 29%, 24%, 21% and 20%, respectively. On the other hand, healthcare was placed fifth among the other categories in terms of spending, at 6%.