The pie charts show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.

The pie charts show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
The graph compares the spending on different categories of each family in 2 Asian nations in 2010.
It is clear that
people spent a lot of money on transport, housing
as well as
food in both countries. Meanwhile, they did not pay much attention to health care. As can be seen,
while
the Japanese paid a big amount of money on food, which stood at 24%, the figure for that of the Malaysians was higher, at 27%.
Besides
, expenditure on housing in Malaysia was recorded to be at the top of the list with over a
third,
in comparison with only 21% in Japan.
Additionally
, money used for transport in Malaysia accounted for 10%,
whereas
the proportion for that in Japan doubled. Health care was the least popular service as it comprised only 6% in Japan and 3% in Malaysia.
Moreover
, Other goods and services in both nations
also
took up more than a quarter of the whole expenditure.
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  • household expenditures
  • proportion
  • cultural differences
  • economic differences
  • living standards
  • real estate market
  • public transportation
  • private transportation
  • infrastructure
  • government healthcare policies
  • quality of life
  • holistic view
  • inflation
  • economic growth
  • societal norms
  • globalization
  • communication expenses
  • education expenses
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