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.
Shinjuku Ward / Shinjuku Sta. · Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Musashino City / Kichijoji · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
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Verdict
Musashino wins on paper: cheaper rent (about ¥16,250/month less for a share-house room) and more within walking distance (essentials score 10.0 vs 7.5).
Musashino leads on 15 of 37 measures · Shinjuku on 2 · 20 tied.
At a glance
Typical costs (2026)
What's within walking distance
Walking times from the station
TOMIZ
ライフ (Supermarket)
ダイコクドラッグ (Pharmacy)
サンドラッグ (Pharmacy)
湘南美容外科 (General Hospital)
緑生会水口病院 (General Hospital)
新宿警察署新宿駅西口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)
武蔵野警察署吉祥寺駅東口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)
代々木二郵便局 (Post Office)
アトレ吉祥寺内郵便局 (Post Office)
みずほ銀行 (Bank Branch)
三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)
べんてん (Coin Laundry)
うまや道公園 (Public Park)
吉祥寺南公園 (Public Park)
武蔵野市立吉祥寺図書館 (Library)
Lifestyle
- 美々卯 (Restaurant) (1 min)
- 800 Degrees (1 min)
- Parutakan (1 min)
- ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Restaurant) (1 min)
- マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
- マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
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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.