City size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 2 times bigger than Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City is approximately 287 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 105% larger than Salt Lake City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Salt Lake City vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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