Montreal
498 km²
São Paulo
1,521 km²
Canada
Brazil
Area Comparison
Montreal is 3.1x smaller than São Paulo
Population Comparison
Montreal has 7.0x fewer people than São Paulo
São Paulo is significantly larger, covering 3.1 times the area of Montreal. São Paulo spans 1,521 km² (587 mi²) while Montreal covers 498 km² (192 mi²) — a difference of 1,023 km². You could fit Montreal inside São Paulo approximately 3 times.
To put Montreal's size in perspective, its area of 498 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, São Paulo at 1,521 km² is roughly the same size as London.
Picture Montreal another way: its area is large enough to fit about 70,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 8 times the area of Manhattan. São Paulo works out to about 213,000 American football fields, 26 times the area of Manhattan, or 14 times the area of Paris.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard.
Known as "MTL", Montreal covers 498 km² with a population of 1.8 million. The city was established in 1642. Montreal is known for Mount Royal, Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, among other attractions.
Montreal was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, meaning 'City of Mary', before adopting its current name from Mount Royal.
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.
Montreal has a population density of 3,534 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 2.3 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Montreal fits inside São Paulo ~3 times
Density Gap
São Paulo is 2.3x more densely populated
Montreal covers 498 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Prague (496 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), Budapest (525 km²), Oslo (454 km²), or Auckland (559 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 Montreal to São Paulo is 8,148 km (5,063 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 5m.
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