Melbourne
9,993 km²
San Antonio
1,209 km²
Australia
United States
Area Comparison
Melbourne is 8.3x larger than San Antonio
Population Comparison
Melbourne has 3.6x more people than San Antonio
Yes — Melbourne is 8.3x larger than San Antonio by area. Melbourne spans 9,993 km² (3,858 mi²) while San Antonio covers 1,209 km² (467 mi²) — a difference of 8,784 km². You could fit San Antonio inside Melbourne approximately 8 times.
To put Melbourne's size in perspective, its area of 9,993 km² is about 1.6x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, San Antonio at 1,209 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
Picture Melbourne another way: its area is large enough to fit about 1,400,000 American football fields, 170 times the area of Manhattan, or 95 times the area of Paris. San Antonio, by comparison, equals about 169,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 times the area of Paris.
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds.
Melbourne covers 9,993 km² with a population of 5.1 million. The city was established in 1835. Melbourne is known for Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Cricket Ground, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Melbourne Trams & Metro.
Melbourne's metropolitan area spans 9,993 square kilometers across 31 local government areas, making it Australia's second-most-populous city.
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.
Also known as "Alamo City", San Antonio has an area of 1,209 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. It was established in 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.
Melbourne has a population density of 508 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. San Antonio, with 1,183 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. San Antonio is noticeably denser, packing 2.3 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
San Antonio fits inside Melbourne ~8 times
Density Gap
San Antonio is 2.3x more densely populated
History
San Antonio is ~117 years older
Melbourne covers 9,993 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Xi'an (10,097 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), or Chengdu (14,378 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 Melbourne to San Antonio is 14,177 km (8,809 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~17h 11m.
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