Hyderabad
650 km²
San Francisco
121 km²
India
USA
Area Comparison
Hyderabad is 5.4x larger than San Francisco
Population Comparison
Hyderabad has 10.7x more people than San Francisco
Yes — Hyderabad is 5.4x larger than San Francisco by area. Hyderabad spans 650 km² (251 mi²) while San Francisco covers 121 km² (47 mi²) — a difference of 529 km². You could fit San Francisco inside Hyderabad approximately 5 times.
To put Hyderabad's size in perspective, its area of 650 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, San Francisco at 121 km² is about 1.2x the size of Paris (city proper).
Hyderabad's footprint is roughly about 91,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Central Park, or 11 times the area of Manhattan — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. San Francisco, by comparison, equals about 17,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Monaco, or 35 times the area of Central Park.
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km2 (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of South India. With an average altitude of 536 m (1,759 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre.
Known as "City of Pearls", Hyderabad covers 650 km² with a population of 9.3 million. The city was established in 1592. Hyderabad is known for Charminar, Hussain Sagar Lake, Golconda Fort, among other attractions.
Hyderabad sprawls across 650 square kilometres on the Deccan Plateau, perched at an average altitude of 536 metres.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 300,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023.
Nicknamed "The City by the Bay", San Francisco has an area of 121 km² and is home to 0.9 million people. It was established in 1776. Visitors come for Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Cable cars, and much more. Getting around is easy with the BART & Muni.
San Francisco ranks first by per capita income among all US cities with 300,000+ residents as of 2023.
Hyderabad has a population density of 14,323 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. San Francisco, with 7,190 people per km², is a densely populated city. Hyderabad is noticeably denser, packing 2.0 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
San Francisco fits inside Hyderabad ~5 times
Density Gap
Hyderabad is 2.0x more densely populated
History
Hyderabad is ~184 years older
Hyderabad covers 650 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Jakarta (662 km²), Toronto (630 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), Chicago (606 km²), or Seoul (605 km²).
San Francisco covers 121 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), Paris (105 km²), Miami (143 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hyderabad to San Francisco is 13,507 km (8,393 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 23m.
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