City size comparison

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Houston is about 100 times bigger than Cambridge.

Cambridge is approximately 17 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 9,912% larger than Cambridge.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Cambridge vs. Houston 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
Cambridge is 36.2% more expensive than Houston
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