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

The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
The provided pie charts compare the mean household expenses in
Japan
and
Malaysia
in the year 2010.
Overall
, the most expenses in
Malaysia
related to housing,
while
the significant costs in
Japan
related to other goods and services,
moreover
, the proportion of the cost of food was considerable for both
Japan
and
Malaysia
. Japanese spent money on other goods and services more than the other facilities just below a third in 2010. About a quarter of their expenditure was related to food and the cost of accommodation and transportation was almost the same at 21 and 20 per
cent
, respectively. The proportion of health care expenditure was negligible. In
Malaysia
, accommodation cost was the highest portion by 34 per
cent
. Food expenses in
Malaysia
were more than in
Japan
at 27 per
cent
and other goods and services charges were almost the same at 26 per
cent
. Transportation costs were exactly 10 per
cent
and a tiny fraction belonged to health care.
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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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