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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.

Kyoto Station · Kyoto

Osaka Umeda · Osaka

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Verdict

Kyoto wins on paper: cheaper rent (about ¥3,462/month less for a share-house room) and more within walking distance (essentials score 9.7 vs 7.8).

Kyoto leads on 12 of 37 measures · Osaka Umeda on 5 · 20 tied.

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Kyoto

Kyoto

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Osaka Umeda

Osaka

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At a glance

City / area
Kyoto
Osaka
Vibe
Busy station hub — study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.
Busy station hub — study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room
¥41,538/mo
¥45,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥60,000/mo
¥65,000/mo
Full student month
¥118,538/mo
¥122,000/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
9.7 / 10
7.8 / 10
Mapped places nearby
59
57
Supermarkets
2
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
3
3
Police (kōban)
2
2
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
4
Libraries
2
0
Coin laundry
2
0
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
2 min

Harves (Supermarket)

1 min

ビオラル (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
2 min

マツモトキオシ 京都八条口店 (Pharmacy)

1 min

マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
4 min

康生会武田病院 (General Hospital)

4 min

インフュージョンクリニック (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

京都駅北交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

1 min

大阪駅交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
2 min

京都中央郵便局 (Post Office)

3 min

グランフロント大阪郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
3 min

京都銀行 (Bank Branch)

3 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
4 min

Wash&Dry (Coin Laundry)

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Walk to a park
4 min

東塩小路公園 (Public Park)

4 min

うめきた公園 サウスパーク (Public Park)

Walk to a library
6 min

京都芸大附属伊藤記念図書館（附属図書館・収蔵庫） (Library)

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Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • かつくら (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 麺家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • SPICY MASARA (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 大阪新世界元祖串かつ だるま (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 博多新風 ラーメン食堂 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
2
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
1
1
Net cafés
1
2
Coin lockers
2
1
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
1
2
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
1
Tourist info
1
1
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.

Kyoto on the mapOsaka Umeda 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.