Moscow
1,545 km²
Rostov-on-Don
190 km²
City Map Compare/Moscow vs Rostov-on-Donvs
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Moscow covers 1,545 km² of contiguous built-up land, 8.1× the built-up area of Rostov-on-Don (190 km²).
| Moscow | Rostov-on-Don | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Moscow | Rostov-on-Don |
| Population (2025) | 14.4 million | 1.03 million |
| Built-up area | 1,545 km² | 190 km² |
| Density | 9,310 /km² | 5,414 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.