Auckland
559 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
New Zealand
Japan
Area Comparison
Auckland is 1.5x smaller than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Auckland has 1.0x more people than Kyoto
Kyoto is significantly larger, covering 1.5 times the area of Auckland. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Auckland covers 559 km² (216 mi²) — a difference of 269 km².
To put Auckland's size in perspective, its area of 559 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Auckland's 559 km² is about 78,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan. For Kyoto, that's about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,547,200. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,816,000 as of June 2025. It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in Oceania.
Known as "City of Sails", Auckland covers 559 km² with a population of 1.5 million. The city was established in 1840. Auckland is known for Sky Tower, Hauraki Gulf islands, Auckland Harbour Bridge, among other attractions.
Auckland is the most populous city in New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in all of Oceania.
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Also known as "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto has an area of 828 km² and is home to 1.5 million people. Its history stretches back to 794. Visitors come for Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Gion geisha district, and much more.
More than half of Kyoto Prefecture's entire population lives within Kyoto City itself.
Auckland has a population density of 2,630 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Both cities have comparable density, though Auckland is slightly more compact.
Density Gap
Auckland is 1.5x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~1,046 years older
Auckland covers 559 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Budapest (525 km²), Mumbai (603 km²), Madrid (604 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), or Seoul (605 km²).
Kyoto covers 828 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Santiago (838 km²), New York (783 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Auckland to Kyoto is 8,950 km (5,561 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 2m.
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