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Compare two neighborhoods

Put any two station areas side by side: typical 2026 rents, what OpenStreetMap lists within walking distance, how far the daily essentials are, and where to eat cheaply. The better value in each row is highlighted.

Kokubunji City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Higashimurayama City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Kokubunji has more within walking distance (essentials score 7.8 vs 7.5).

Kokubunji leads on 10 of 37 measures · Higashimurayama on 6 · 21 tied.

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Kokubunji

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Higashimurayama

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Vibe
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room
¥48,750/mo
¥48,750/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥71,250/mo
¥71,250/mo
Full student month
¥125,750/mo
¥125,750/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
7.8 / 10
7.5 / 10
Mapped places nearby
42
40
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
0
3
Police (kōban)
2
0
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
2
Libraries
1
0
Coin laundry
0
1
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

まいばすけっと (Supermarket)

1 min

コープ (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
2 min

サンドラッグ (Pharmacy)

2 min

さかえ薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
—
2 min

かわぐちクリニック (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
3 min

国分寺駅北口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

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Walk to a post office
4 min

国分寺本町郵便局 (Post Office)

9 min

東村山市役所前郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

3 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
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5 min

ランドリー増田 (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
4 min

本町四丁目公園 (Public Park)

2 min

本町2丁目第1仲よし広場 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
4 min

国分寺市立本多図書館 (Library)

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Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • サイゼリヤ (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • にんちくだいち (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 九州料理 もつ鍋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (2 min)
  • 牛繁 (Restaurant) (2 min)
  • 島風 (Restaurant) (2 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
2
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
0
0
Net cafés
0
0
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
1
2
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
0
Tourist info
0
0
Taxi stands
2
2

See both on the map

Every place counted above is a pin on our free interactive map — open each area with walking directions, opening hours and photos.

Kokubunji on the mapHigashimurayama on the map

Place counts and walking times come from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map (~80 m/min on foot, within about 20 minutes of the station). Rents are city-level 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model, so two hubs in the same city share a rent tier — Western Tokyo (Tama) hubs sit about 25% below the central wards. The essentials score (0–10) rewards having each of nine daily essentials mapped nearby, with full marks at five minutes or less.