Budapest
525 km²
Los Angeles
1,302 km²
Hungary
USA
Area Comparison
Budapest is 2.5x smaller than Los Angeles
Population Comparison
Budapest has 2.3x fewer people than Los Angeles
Yes — Los Angeles is 2.5x larger than Budapest by area. Los Angeles spans 1,302 km² (503 mi²) while Budapest covers 525 km² (203 mi²) — a difference of 777 km². You could fit Budapest inside Los Angeles approximately 2 times.
To put Budapest's size in perspective, its area of 525 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Los Angeles at 1,302 km² is about 1.2x smaller than London.
Picture Budapest another way: its area is large enough to fit about 74,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan. Los Angeles, by comparison, equals about 182,000 American football fields, 22 times the area of Manhattan, or 12 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.
Los Angeles (LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.88 million residents within the city limits as of 2024, it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York City, and the largest city in the Western United States. The city has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024).
Often called "The City of Angels", Los Angeles has an area of 1,302 km² and is home to 4.0 million people. It was established in 1781. Visitors come for Hollywood Sign, Santa Monica Pier, Beverly Hills, and much more. Getting around is easy with the LA Metro.
Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, home to 3.88 million residents within city limits as of 2024.
Budapest has a population density of 3,219 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Los Angeles, with 3,049 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Budapest is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Budapest fits inside Los Angeles ~2 times
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).
Los Angeles covers 1,302 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rome (1,285 km²), Phoenix (1,341 km²), Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), San Antonio (1,209 km²), or Lagos (1,172 km²).
The straight-line distance from Budapest to Los Angeles is 9,999 km (6,213 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 16m.
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