Melbourne
9,993 km²
Vienna
415 km²
Australia
Austria
Area Comparison
Melbourne is 24.1x larger than Vienna
Population Comparison
Melbourne has 2.6x more people than Vienna
Melbourne is significantly larger, covering 24.1 times the area of Vienna. Melbourne spans 9,993 km² (3,858 mi²) while Vienna covers 415 km² (160 mi²) — a difference of 9,578 km². You could fit Vienna inside Melbourne approximately 24 times.
To put Melbourne's size in perspective, its area of 9,993 km² is about 1.6x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Vienna at 415 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Seoul.
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. Vienna works out to about 58,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Central Park, or 7 times the area of Manhattan.
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.
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Nicknamed "City of Music", Vienna has an area of 415 km² and is home to 2.0 million people. The city dates back to 500 BC. Visitors come for Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg Palace, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Wiener Linien (U-Bahn).
Vienna's metropolitan area holds nearly 2.9 million people, representing roughly one-third of Austria's entire population
Looking beyond city limits, the Melbourne metropolitan area covers 9,993 km², which is 2.6x larger than greater Vienna at 3,840 km². The Melbourne metro area is also more populous, with 5.1 million people compared to 2.8 million.
Melbourne has a population density of 508 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Vienna, with 4,771 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Vienna is dramatically more crowded, with 9.4x the population density.
This comparison spans continents — Melbourne in Oceania versus Vienna in Europe. Despite the geographic distance, comparing their sizes reveals surprising insights about how cities grow worldwide.
Both cities share a oceanic climate, though local geography creates distinct microclimates in each. When it's noon in Melbourne, it's 3:00 AM in Vienna — a 9-hour time difference.
Size Ratio
Vienna fits inside Melbourne ~24 times
Density Gap
Vienna is 9.4x more densely populated
Time Difference
9 hours apart
History
Vienna is ~2,335 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).
Vienna covers 415 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Denver (401 km²), Oslo (454 km²), Portland (376 km²), Philadelphia (370 km²), or Seattle (369 km²).
The straight-line distance from Melbourne to Vienna is 15,764 km (9,795 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 3m.
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