Brisbane
15,826 km²
Montreal
498 km²
Australia
Canada
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 31.8x larger than Montreal
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 1.5x more people than Montreal
Brisbane is significantly larger, covering 31.8 times the area of Montreal. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Montreal covers 498 km² (192 mi²) — a difference of 15,328 km². You could fit Montreal inside Brisbane approximately 31 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Montreal at 498 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Brisbane another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. Montreal, by comparison, equals about 70,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 8 times the area of Manhattan.
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.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard.
Also known as "MTL", Montreal has an area of 498 km² and is home to 1.8 million people. The city dates back to 1642. Visitors come for Mount Royal, Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, and much more.
Montreal was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, meaning 'City of Mary', before adopting its current name from Mount Royal.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Montreal, with 3,534 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Montreal is dramatically more crowded, with 20.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Montreal fits inside Brisbane ~31 times
Density Gap
Montreal is 20.7x more densely populated
History
Montreal is ~182 years older
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).
Montreal covers 498 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Prague (496 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), Budapest (525 km²), Oslo (454 km²), or Auckland (559 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Montreal is 15,473 km (9,614 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~18h 42m.
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