The University of Electro-Communications's Chofu Campus is about a 5-minute walk from Chofu Station. Here are the 15 cheapest stations within roughly 30 minutes* of it, sorted by studio rent. Balancing rent and commute time is the key to a comfortable first apartment in Tokyo — start your search from this list.
The University of Electro-Communications is based entirely at its single Chofu campus, with no relocation across the four years. The real favorite is Chofu Station, a five-minute walk away, where the shopping street off the north exit brings together supermarkets, cafes, and a movie theater, and studio rent runs around ¥60,000 — more affordable than central Tokyo. The university co-op also lists properties in neighboring Fuchu, Mitaka, and Komae, making those areas practical options too.
The ranking below centers on cheaper stations further out along the Keio and Keio Sagamihara lines toward Tama and Inagi cities, and Chofu Station itself, five minutes from campus, doesn't appear on it. Higashi-Fuchu and Keio-Tamagawa stations do point in a similar direction to the neighboring areas the co-op recommends, so use the rent level around Chofu as your baseline and treat the ranking as a supplementary reference.
Chitose-Karasuyama pairs a bustling local shopping street with a ~20-minute Keio Line ride to Shinjuku — long popular as Setagaya's affordable corner.
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*Travel times are estimates based on local trains (plus ~6 min per transfer). Express services are often faster.
*Rents are market estimates based on SUUMO listings and vary by season and property. Station data: ©ekidata.jp