The pie charts compare the average household spending in five different categories in 2010.
Overall, both countries spent the largest proportion of their budget on housing, food, and other goods and services. In addition, each nation had the lowest expenditure on health care.
Regarding Japan, they spent the most on utilizing other goods and services, while they spent the least on medical care. 29% of the total budget went to goods and services, the highest among the categories, followed by food, housing, and transportation facilities at a higher rate of 24%, 21%, and 20%, respectively. By contrast, only 5% was spent on getting health services, the lowest of its kind.
Concerning Malaysia, unlike Japan, the majority of their budget was spent on housing, whereas only a slight amount of the total was used on healthcare. Additionally, spending on food and other goods and services was similar to that in Japan. Conversely, Malaysia only spent 3% on medical facilities, the least among other categories, and half the amount that was spent by Japan in the same category.