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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.

Sakai · Osaka

Higashi-Osaka / Fuse · Osaka

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Higashi-Osaka has more within walking distance (essentials score 8.9 vs 7.8).

Higashi-Osaka leads on 9 of 36 measures · Sakai on 3 · 24 tied.

A

Sakai

Osaka

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B

Higashi-Osaka

Osaka

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At a glance

City / area
Osaka
Osaka
Vibe
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — 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
¥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
8.9 / 10
Mapped places nearby
45
53
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
2
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

サンプラザ (Supermarket)

3 min

イオン (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

みゆき薬局 (Pharmacy)

1 min

冨士薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
3 min

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

2 min

つゆぐちクリニック (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
5 min

堺北警察署安井町交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

1 min

布施警察署足代北交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
3 min

堺郵便局 (Post Office)

4 min

東大阪足代郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
3 min

ろうきん (Bank Branch)

3 min

りそな銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
—
1 min

LAUNDRY DESIGN (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
2 min

Public Park

2 min

足代北公園 (Public Park)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • 吉野家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • にんにん (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • すし富 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • オム レストラン & バー (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 福笹 (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
0
1
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
1
1
Public toilets
0
2
Water fountains
1
0
Tourist info
1
1
Taxi stands
1
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.

Sakai on the mapHigashi-Osaka 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.