City size comparison

compared to

Boston is about 1,167 times smaller than Iowa.

Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, while Boston is approximately 124 sq km, making Boston 0.09% the size of Iowa.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Iowa vs. Boston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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