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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.

Machida City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Chofu City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Machida has more within walking distance (52 vs 50 mapped places).

Machida leads on 7 of 37 measures · Chofu on 4 · 26 tied.

A

Machida

Tokyo

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B

Chofu

Tokyo

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Vibe
Busy station hub — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.
Busy station hub — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.

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
9.2 / 10
9.2 / 10
Mapped places nearby
52
50
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
1
2
Police (kōban)
2
1
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
4
Libraries
2
2
Coin laundry
2
2
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

東急ストア (Supermarket)

1 min

成城石井 (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
2 min

マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)

1 min

ミネドラッグ (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
11 min

あけぼの病院 (General Hospital)

11 min

いしいこどもクリニック (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

町田警察署 原町田交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

8 min

調布警察署電気通信大学前交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
3 min

町田駅前郵便局 (Post Office)

3 min

調布駅前郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三菱UFJ信託銀行 (Bank Branch)

1 min

東京スター銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
7 min

コインランドリー彩り (Coin Laundry)

4 min

コインランドリー HIMAWARI (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
5 min

しももり せせらぎ公園 (Public Park)

5 min

下布田公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
2 min

まちだ中央公民館 (Library)

4 min

調布市立中央図書館 (Library)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • デニーズ (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 蒙古タンメン中本 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • すき家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 吉野家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • C＆C (Restaurant) (1 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
2
1
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
1
2
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
1
Tourist info
1
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.

Machida on the mapChofu 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.