The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysi in the year 2010

Information on the typical dwelling budget in Malaysia

when compared to Japan in the year 2010

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, when compared to Japan in the year 2010,

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is depicted in the pie graph. In general, it is clear Japan and Malaysia spent the most on three household expenses namely apartment, food and other goods and services. Both of these countries spent the least on healthcare and transport. The proportion of

Malaysians

and

Japanese

spent almost a quarter of their income on food, at 27% and 24%, respectively. For different goods and services of households,

Japanese

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the Japanese

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spent 29% which is 3% higher than what

Malaysians

spent on

this

item.

By contrast

,

Malaysians

spent the most on condominiums (34%) and it was 13% higher than what

Japanese

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the Japanese

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spent on it. The percentage of

Japanese

spent 6% of their income on healthcare,

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while Malaysians

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spent only a small minority on it. Vehicle was the fourth biggest expenditure in both countries but

Japanese

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the Japanese

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spent (20%) Makeably more than

Malaysians

(10%) on it.