City size comparison

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Auckland is about 1.2 times bigger than Melbourne.

Melbourne (the 27 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, without the Yarra Ranges, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik) is approximately 3,915 sq km, while Auckland is approximately 4,894 sq km, making Auckland 25% larger than Melbourne.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Melbourne vs. Auckland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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