City size comparison

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Fort Lauderdale is about 2 times smaller than San Jose.

San Jose is approximately 180 sq km, while Fort Lauderdale (excluding the city's 9.9 sq km of water area) is approximately 90 sq km, making Fort Lauderdale 50.01% the size of San Jose.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Jose vs. Fort Lauderdale uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
San Jose is 28.4% more expensive than Fort Lauderdale
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