City size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 4.6 times bigger than Tacoma.

Tacoma is approximately 129 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 358% larger than Tacoma.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Tacoma vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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