Cape Town
2,455 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
South Africa
Australia
Area Comparison
Cape Town is 2.6x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Cape Town has 1.8x more people than Perth
In terms of area, Perth is 2.6x the size of Cape Town. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Cape Town covers 2,455 km² (948 mi²) — a difference of 3,962 km². You could fit Cape Town inside Perth approximately 2 times.
To put Cape Town's size in perspective, its area of 2,455 km² is roughly the same size as Moscow. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai.
Picture Cape Town another way: its area is large enough to fit about 344,000 American football fields, 42 times the area of Manhattan, or 23 times the area of Paris. Perth works out to about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
Known as "The Mother City", Cape Town covers 2,455 km² with a population of 3.8 million. The city was established in 1652. Cape Town is known for Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island, among other attractions.
Cape Town is South Africa's oldest city, founded in 1652 and home to the seat of the national Parliament.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
Also known as "City of Light", Perth has an area of 6,417 km² and is home to 2.1 million people. It was established in 1829. Visitors come for Swan River, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, and much more.
Perth is considered the world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, sitting on Australia's west coast.
Cape Town has a population density of 1,540 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Cape Town is dramatically more crowded, with 4.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Cape Town fits inside Perth ~2 times
Density Gap
Cape Town is 4.6x more densely populated
History
Cape Town is ~177 years older
Cape Town covers 2,455 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Moscow (2,511 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), or Shenzhen (1,997 km²).
Perth covers 6,417 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Shanghai (6,341 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Istanbul (5,461 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), or Melbourne (9,993 km²).
The straight-line distance from Cape Town to Perth is 8,697 km (5,404 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 44m.
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