Durham is about 1.3 times smaller than Athens.

Athens (map shows its 34 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 412 sq km, while Durham (map shows its 228 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 308 sq km, making Durham 74.7% the size of Athens.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Athens vs. Durham uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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