City size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 3.3 times bigger than District of Columbia.

District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 233% larger than District of Columbia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of District of Columbia vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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District of Columbia is 10.5% more expensive than Chicago
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