The pie diagrams present data on the composition of average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
Overall, the data suggests that housing, food, and other goods and services were the main expenses in both Malaysia and Japan, while the least was spent on health care.
In 2010, housing was the dominant expense, accounting for 34% of the budget in Malaysia and 21% in Japan. However, housing was not the only largest cost, other goods and services also accounted for a substantial share of costs – 29% in Japan and 26% in Malaysia.
Food expenses were no less high in Japan and Malaysia, 24% and 27% respectively. Their spending on transport was also notable. Japanese households spent on it 20%, while in Malaysia, the proportion of expenditure was half as much and was 10%. Unexpectedly, the lowest cost was health care, which in Japan spent about 6%, and in Malaysia even less – only 3%. This information indicates some differences in expenditure priorities between the two countries in 2010.