The data presented in the two pie charts illustrates the proportion of money spent by an average household across four categories (Housing, Transport, food, Health care, and other goods and services) in Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Overall, it is evident from the chart that while Malaysian families spent the largest amount of money on Housing, households in Japan preferred spending on other goods and services. Additionally, families in both Japan and Malaysia spent the least expenditure on health care.
According to the chart, spending in Malaysian households was highest on housing, making up 34 percent of their budget, which was 13 percent higher than the figure in Japan. Meanwhile, in Japan, the largest expenditure was on other goods and services at 29 percent, compared to 26 percent in Malaysia.
Moreover, food came in second place in both countries in 2010. While Malaysian families accounted for 27 percent of the total budget, Japan’s expenditure was slightly lower by 3 percent at 24 percent. In stark contrast, Japan’s investment on health care as well as transportation was twice as much as Malaysia, at 6 percent and 20 percent, respectively, as opposed to 3 percent and 10 percent in that order.