City size comparison

compared to

Boston is about 1.4 times smaller than San Jose.

San Jose is approximately 180 sq km, while Boston is approximately 124 sq km, making Boston 68.9% the size of San Jose.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Jose 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
San Jose is 5.5% more expensive than Boston
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