Budapest
525 km²
São Paulo
1,521 km²
Hungary
Brazil
Area Comparison
Budapest is 2.9x smaller than São Paulo
Population Comparison
Budapest has 7.3x fewer people than São Paulo
São Paulo is significantly larger, covering 2.9 times the area of Budapest. São Paulo spans 1,521 km² (587 mi²) while Budapest covers 525 km² (203 mi²) — a difference of 996 km². You could fit Budapest inside São Paulo approximately 2 times.
To put Budapest's size in perspective, its area of 525 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, São Paulo at 1,521 km² is roughly the same size as 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. São Paulo, by comparison, equals about 213,000 American football fields, 26 times the area of Manhattan, or 14 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.
São Paulo is the capital city of the state of the same name, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. The city exerts international influence in commerce, finance, culture, gastronomy, arts, fashion, technology, entertainment and media, having been listed by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" and the title of "World Capital of Gastronomy", and by the Globalization and World Cities Research…
Also known as "Sampa", São Paulo has an area of 1,521 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Its history stretches back to 1554. Visitors come for Avenida Paulista, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo Museum of Art, and much more. Getting around is easy with the São Paulo Metro.
São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas, and both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
Budapest has a population density of 3,219 people per km² — a moderately dense city. São Paulo, with 8,107 people per km², is a densely populated city. São Paulo is noticeably denser, packing 2.5 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Budapest fits inside São Paulo ~2 times
Density Gap
São Paulo is 2.5x more densely populated
History
São Paulo is ~319 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).
São Paulo covers 1,521 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Mexico City (1,485 km²), Delhi (1,484 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), London (1,572 km²), or Bogotá (1,578 km²).
The straight-line distance from Budapest to São Paulo is 10,259 km (6,375 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 34m.
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