Budapest
525 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
Hungary
Japan
Area Comparison
Budapest is 1.6x smaller than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Budapest has 1.2x more people than Kyoto
Kyoto is significantly larger, covering 1.6 times the area of Budapest. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Budapest covers 525 km² (203 mi²) — a difference of 303 km².
To put Budapest's size in perspective, its area of 525 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Budapest's 525 km² is about 74,000 American football fields, 150 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.
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants and its greater metro area has a population of about 3.3 million, representing one-third of the country's population and producing above 40% of the country's economic output. Budapest is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, among the ten largest cities in the European Union and the second largest urban area in Central and Eastern Europe.
Known as "Pearl of the Danube", Budapest covers 525 km² with a population of 1.7 million. The city was established in 1873. Budapest is known for Buda Castle, Hungarian Parliament Building, Chain Bridge, among other attractions.
Budapest's metro area holds about 3.3 million people, roughly one-third of Hungary's entire population.
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.
Budapest has a population density of 3,219 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Budapest is noticeably denser, packing 1.8 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Budapest is 1.8x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~1,079 years older
Budapest covers 525 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Warsaw (517 km²), Montreal (498 km²), Prague (496 km²), Auckland (559 km²), or Mumbai (603 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 Budapest to Kyoto is 8,892 km (5,525 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 58m.
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