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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 Umeda · Osaka

Sakai · Osaka

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Osaka Umeda has more within walking distance (57 vs 45 mapped places).

Osaka Umeda leads on 7 of 35 measures · Sakai on 2 · 26 tied.

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Osaka Umeda

Osaka

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B

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
7.8 / 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
0
0
Coin laundry
0
0
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

ビオラル (Supermarket)

1 min

サンプラザ (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)

1 min

みゆき薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
4 min

インフュージョンクリニック (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
1 min

大阪駅交番 (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

グランフロント大阪郵便局 (Post Office)

3 min

堺郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
3 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

3 min

ろうきん (Bank Branch)

Walk to a park
4 min

うめきた公園 サウスパーク (Public Park)

2 min

Public Park

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • 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)
  • 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
1
1
Net cafés
2
0
Coin lockers
1
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
2
1
Public toilets
2
0
Water fountains
1
1
Tourist info
1
1
Taxi stands
2
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 Umeda 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.