Los Angeles is about 4.9 times bigger than Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is approximately 249 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 388% larger than Milwaukee.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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