The pie charts display the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia for the year 2010, separated into five categories: housing, transport, food, health care, and other goods and services.
Overall, housing and food were major expenses in both countries, with Malaysia spending more on housing, while Japan allocated more to transport and health care.
In Japan, housing accounted for 29% of household spending, making it one of the largest expense categories, followed by food at 24%. Expenditure on transport was 20%, while health care was a minor category, taking up just 6%. Other goods and services also represented a substantial share at 21%.
In Malaysia, the largest proportion of household expenses went to housing, which constituted 34% of the budget, higher than Japan’s spending on housing. Food was also a major expense, making up 27%. However, transport costs were notably lower at only 10%, and health care expenses were minimal at 3%. Other goods and services occupied a similar share as Japan’s, at 26%.