City size comparison

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Chicago is about 2.9 times bigger than Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires is approximately 203 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 190% larger than Buenos Aires.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Buenos Aires vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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