In 2010, Japan and Malaysia were reported for their household expenditures and they were quite a few differences in the habits. Expenditures like housing, transport, food, healthcare and other goods and services were looked into.
In Japan 24% spent on food and in Malaysia 27% spent on food meaning Japan spent 3% more on food then Malaysia. Malaysia spent 31% on housing and Japan spent 21% there is a 13% gap which means many people in Malaysia choose to spend more on housing then rest of the expenditures. There is a 10% difference in transport as Japan spends more on it than Malaysia does. Though u can also see that people from both the countries dont like to spend alot of healthcare there is only 3% increase in Japan’s percentage then Malaysia. Both countries also spent alot of their expenditure on other goods and services as shown as the second most highest expenditure is other goods and services for Malaysia but for Japan it is the first highest expenditure.
The clear difference is that people of Malaysia value spending on housing more then other goods and services unlike Japan who spend more on other goods and services. Both countries have 3% gap on the spending of food and healthcare.