Neighborhood Guides

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.

Suginami Ward / Ogikubo · Tokyo · Central 23 wards

Chiyoda Ward / Tokyo Sta. · Tokyo · Central 23 wards

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Suginami has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.7 vs 8.1). Daily essentials are also closer in Suginami (about 1.8 vs 4.1 min on average).

Suginami leads on 14 of 37 measures · Chiyoda on 3 · 20 tied.

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Suginami

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Chiyoda

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Tokyo · Central 23 wards
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
¥65,000/mo
¥65,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥95,000/mo
¥95,000/mo
Full student month
¥142,000/mo
¥142,000/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
9.7 / 10
8.1 / 10
Mapped places nearby
56
55
Supermarkets
3
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
1
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

西友 (Supermarket)

2 min

成城石井 (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

ココカラファイン (Pharmacy)

2 min

アインズ&トルペ (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
1 min

かおるクリニック (General Hospital)

4 min

イーク丸の内 (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

荻窪警察署荻窪駅北口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

2 min

丸の内警察署八重洲口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
1 min

西友荻窪簡易郵便局 (Post Office)

3 min

八重洲地下街郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

3 min

みずほ銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
3 min

CAPITAL WASH (Coin Laundry)

11 min

39 Laundry (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
5 min

天沼もえぎ公園 (Public Park)

6 min

OOTEMORI (Public Park)

Walk to a library
9 min

杉並区立中央図書館 (Library)

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Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • ガスト (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 東京駅 斑鳩 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 北出TACOS (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
2
1
Coin lockers
0
1
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
1
2
Tourist info
0
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.

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.