City size comparison

compared to

London is about 2.5 times smaller than Melbourne.

Melbourne (the 27 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, without the Yarra Ranges, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik) is approximately 3,915 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 40.15% the size of Melbourne.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Melbourne vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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