The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie charts illustrate the percentages of household expenditures in six distinct categories in
Japan
and
Malaysia
in 2010.
Overall
, it is evident that housing costs made up the most in
Malaysia
,
while
the Japanese spent most on other goods and services.
In addition
, both countries spent the least on healthcare. Regarding the residence sector, its expenditure accounted for 34% in
Malaysia
,
while
the Japanese spent much less than Malaysians, with 21% of the total.
In contrast
,
Japan
's spending on 'the others' group reported the highest proportion of 29%, followed by 24% of expense on food.
Similarly
, the counterparts for
Malaysia
recorded more or less the same figures as
Japan
, with 26% and 27%, respectively.
However
, the stark contrast was demonstrated in the transport and healthcare category. The figures for
Japan
exactly doubled those of
Malaysia
; each comprised 20% and 6% of the total in
Japan
,
whereas
only 10% and 3% in
Malaysia
, respectively.
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