The given pie charts provide information about the average household spending in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
Overall, it is evident that housing accounted for the largest proportion of household expenditure in Malaysia, whereas other goods and services had the biggest share in Japan. Healthcare constituted the lowest expenditure in both countries.
Looking first at the higher-spending category, housing is the largest expenditure group in Malaysia, making up 34%, compared with just 21% in Japan. By contrast, the proportion of other goods and services in Malaysia is slightly lower than in Japan, at 26% and 29% respectively. Food spending is relatively similar in both countries, at 24% for Japan and 27% for Malaysia.
Regarding to the lower-spending group, the figure for this category is fairly similar in both countries. The percentage for transport in Japan is 20%, twice higher than that in Malaysia. Healthcare accounts for the lowest proportion in both countries, at 6% in Japan and 3% in Malaysia.
