Living in Sakai (2026)
Sakai is one of Osaka's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 37 everyday places — from supermarkets and pharmacies to the local kōban — each with real walking times.
Share-house room
¥45,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥65,000/mo
Mapped places nearby
37
Rents are Osaka-wide 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model.
Essentials near the station
| Nearest supermarket | サンプラザ (Supermarket) | 1 min |
| Nearest pharmacy | みゆき薬局 (Pharmacy) | 1 min |
| Nearest hospital / clinic | 医療法人修医会 ヤマグチ堺東クリニック (General Hospital) | 3 min |
| Nearest kōban (police box) | 堺北警察署安井町交番 (Station-Front Kōban) | 5 min |
| Nearest park | Public Park | 2 min |
What's within walking distance
Cheap eats by the station
吉野家 (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
にんにん (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
マクドナルド (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
Explore Sakai interactively
Every place on this page is a pin on our free map — with walking directions, opening hours and photos.
A full student month in Osaka costs about ¥122,000 — see the Osaka cost of living guide for the complete rent, food and move-in breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
How much is rent in Sakai?
Sakai follows Osaka's rental market: a share-house room runs about ¥45,000/month and a private studio (1K) about ¥65,000/month in 2026, before utilities. A full student month in Osaka — rent, food, utilities, insurance and leisure — comes to roughly ¥122,000.
Is Sakai convenient for students?
Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 37 useful places in Sakai, including 3 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 3 hospitals/clinics, a kōban (police box). Everyday essentials are close by, which is what matters most in your first months in Japan.
How can I explore Sakai before renting?
Open Sakai on yuzu.help's free interactive map to see every mapped supermarket, pharmacy, hospital, kōban and cheap restaurant with walking times from the station — then run the budget calculator preset for this area to see what a month here costs.
More neighborhoods in Osaka
Place data is drawn from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map and refreshed regularly; walking times assume ~80 m/min. Rents are city-level 2026 estimates — actual listings vary street by street. Data by yuzu.help — free to cite with a link.