Houston is about 2 times bigger than Kyoto.

Kyoto is approximately 828 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 100% larger than Kyoto.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Kyoto vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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