Bangalore
741 km²
Brisbane
15,826 km²
India
Australia
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 21.4x smaller than Brisbane
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 4.5x more people than Brisbane
Brisbane is significantly larger, covering 21.4 times the area of Bangalore. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 15,085 km². You could fit Bangalore inside Brisbane approximately 21 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Brisbane at 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Bangalore another way: its area is large enough to fit about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. For Brisbane, that's about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco.
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country.
Known as "Bangalore", Bangalore covers 741 km² with a population of 12.3 million. The city was established in 1537. Bangalore is known for Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, among other attractions.
Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka and India's third most populous city with 8.4 million residents.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Often called "Brissy", Brisbane has an area of 15,826 km² and is home to 2.7 million people. It was established in 1824. Visitors come for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, and much more.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Brisbane, with 171 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Bangalore is dramatically more crowded, with 97.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangalore fits inside Brisbane ~21 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 97.3x more densely populated
History
Bangalore is ~287 years older
Bangalore covers 741 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Brisbane is 9,281 km (5,767 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 25m.
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