The pie charts demonstrate the proportions of money spent on the household needs in two countries (Japan and Malaysia) in 2010 across five different categories: housing, transport, food, health care, and other goods and services. Overall, goods and other services were the most significant sector in Japan, while in Malaysia it was housing. Surprisingly, in both countries the least expenditure was on health care.
As illustrated, Japan had spent more money on transport, health care, and other goods and services. Transport and health care sectors accounted for 20% and 6%, respectively, were double those in Malaysia with 10% and 3%. Similarly, in Japan other goods and services’ proportion was bigger that of Malaysian for 3% comprising 29% in total.
In conrast, in Malaysia bigger expenses were made on housing and food sectors. The housing expenditure being the most significant one accounted for above one third (34%), compared to Japan’s 21%. Likely, the food segment was 3% above that of Japanese with 24%.