Bangalore
741 km²
San Francisco
121 km²
India
USA
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 6.1x larger than San Francisco
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 14.2x more people than San Francisco
Yes — Bangalore is 6.1x larger than San Francisco by area. Bangalore spans 741 km² (286 mi²) while San Francisco covers 121 km² (47 mi²) — a difference of 620 km². You could fit San Francisco inside Bangalore approximately 6 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, San Francisco at 121 km² is about 1.2x the size of Paris (city proper).
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 San Francisco, that's about 17,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Monaco, or 35 times the area of Central Park.
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.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 300,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023.
Often called "The City by the Bay", San Francisco has an area of 121 km² and is home to 0.9 million people. The city dates back to 1776. Visitors come for Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Cable cars, and much more. Getting around is easy with the BART & Muni.
San Francisco ranks first by per capita income among all US cities with 300,000+ residents as of 2023.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. San Francisco, with 7,190 people per km², is a densely populated city. Bangalore is noticeably denser, packing 2.3 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
San Francisco fits inside Bangalore ~6 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 2.3x more densely populated
History
Bangalore is ~239 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).
San Francisco covers 121 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), Paris (105 km²), Miami (143 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to San Francisco is 13,998 km (8,698 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 58m.
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