Budapest
525 km²
San Antonio
1,209 km²
Hungary
United States
Area Comparison
Budapest is 2.3x smaller than San Antonio
Population Comparison
Budapest has 1.2x more people than San Antonio
In terms of area, San Antonio is 2.3x the size of Budapest. San Antonio spans 1,209 km² (467 mi²) while Budapest covers 525 km² (203 mi²) — a difference of 684 km². You could fit Budapest inside San Antonio approximately 2 times.
To put Budapest's size in perspective, its area of 525 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, San Antonio at 1,209 km² is about 1.3x 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. For San Antonio, that's about 169,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 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.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County.
Nicknamed "Alamo City", San Antonio has an area of 1,209 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. Its history stretches back to 1718. Visitors come for The Alamo, San Antonio River Walk, Tower of the Americas, and much more.
San Antonio is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and second-most populous in Texas, with 1.43 million residents.
Budapest has a population density of 3,219 people per km² — a moderately dense city. San Antonio, with 1,183 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Budapest is noticeably denser, packing 2.7 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Budapest fits inside San Antonio ~2 times
Density Gap
Budapest is 2.7x more densely populated
History
San Antonio is ~155 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).
San Antonio covers 1,209 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Lagos (1,172 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Los Angeles (1,302 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Budapest to San Antonio is 9,433 km (5,862 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 36m.
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