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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.

Osaka Namba · Osaka

Sakai · Osaka

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Osaka Namba has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.2 vs 7.8).

Osaka Namba leads on 12 of 37 measures · Sakai on 4 · 21 tied.

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Osaka Namba

Osaka

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Sakai

Osaka

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At a glance

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

Typical costs (2026)

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

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
9.2 / 10
7.8 / 10
Mapped places nearby
57
45
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
1
0
Coin laundry
2
0
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
2 min

ツルハ ドラッグ (Supermarket)

1 min

サンプラザ (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

薬のあかひげ (Pharmacy)

1 min

みゆき薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
4 min

アサイクリニック (General Hospital)

3 min

医療法人修医会 ヤマグチ堺東クリニック (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
2 min

南警察署南地下街交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

5 min

堺北警察署安井町交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
3 min

Yamato Transport

3 min

堺郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

りそな銀行 (Bank Branch)

3 min

ろうきん (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
6 min

Araiba coin laundry

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Walk to a park
6 min

元町中公園 (Public Park)

2 min

Public Park

Walk to a library
10 min

大阪市立島之内図書館 (Library)

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Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 回転すし日本一 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • どうとんぼり神座 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 吉野家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • にんにん (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
0
1
Net cafés
2
0
Coin lockers
2
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
2
1
Public toilets
2
0
Water fountains
1
1
Tourist info
1
1
Taxi stands
1
1

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.

Osaka Namba on the mapSakai 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.