Munich
311 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
Germany
Australia
Area Comparison
Munich is 20.6x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Munich has 1.4x fewer people than Perth
Perth is significantly larger, covering 20.6 times the area of Munich. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Munich covers 311 km² (120 mi²) — a difference of 6,106 km². You could fit Munich inside Perth approximately 20 times.
To put Munich's size in perspective, its area of 311 km² is about 1.4x the size of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai.
Picture Munich another way: its area is large enough to fit about 44,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Monaco, or 91 times the area of Central Park. Perth works out to about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris.
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own, and it ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union (EU). The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people.
Known as "Weltstadt mit Herz", Munich covers 311 km² with a population of 1.5 million. The city was established in 1158. Munich is known for Oktoberfest, Marienplatz, BMW headquarters, among other attractions.
Munich is the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg, with over 1.6 million residents.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
Also known as "City of Light", Perth has an area of 6,417 km² and is home to 2.1 million people. It was established in 1829. Visitors come for Swan River, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, and much more.
Perth is considered the world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, sitting on Australia's west coast.
Munich has a population density of 4,855 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Munich is dramatically more crowded, with 14.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Munich fits inside Perth ~20 times
Density Gap
Munich is 14.6x more densely populated
History
Munich is ~671 years older
Munich covers 311 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Atlanta (348 km²), Taipei (272 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Seattle (369 km²), or Philadelphia (370 km²).
Perth covers 6,417 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Shanghai (6,341 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Istanbul (5,461 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), or Melbourne (9,993 km²).
The straight-line distance from Munich to Perth is 13,596 km (8,448 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 30m.
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