City size comparison

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Chicago is about 2.7 times bigger than Chemnitz.

Chemnitz is approximately 221 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 167% larger than Chemnitz.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chemnitz vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Chemnitz is 17.5% cheaper than Chicago
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