The pie chart below shows the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.

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between two nations, namely Japan and Malaysia in 2010.

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, both countries allocated the largest proportion of their expenditure towards housing and other

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healthcare

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represented the least common spending. Housing expenditure in Malaysia accounted for the largest percentage, at 34%, more than the figures for the food category and other

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, with respective figures being 27% and 26% in 2010. During the same year, transport and healthcare constituted far less of the total household expenses, at 10% and 3%, respectively. For Japanese families, approximately one-third of their

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budget was spent on other

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, followed by 24% allocated to food. Housing and transport spending

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roughly the same, with 21% and 20% in that order, compared to only 6% in the figure for health care expenses.