Bangalore
741 km²
Cairo
3,085 km²
India
Egypt
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 4.2x smaller than Cairo
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 1.2x more people than Cairo
In terms of area, Cairo is 4.2x the size of Bangalore. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 2,344 km². You could fit Bangalore inside Cairo approximately 4 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Cairo at 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg.
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. Cairo works out to about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 times the area of Paris.
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.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c.
Also known as "The City of a Thousand Minarets", Cairo has an area of 3,085 km² and is home to 10.1 million people. It was established in 969. Visitors come for Pyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Cairo Metro.
Cairo is home to more than 9.8 million people and is part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa and the Arab world.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Cairo, with 3,274 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Bangalore is dramatically more crowded, with 5.1x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangalore fits inside Cairo ~4 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 5.1x more densely populated
History
Cairo is ~568 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).
Cairo covers 3,085 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Karachi (3,527 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Moscow (2,511 km²), or Cape Town (2,455 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Cairo is 5,115 km (3,178 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 31m.
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