City size comparison

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Melbourne is about 2.9 times bigger than Brisbane.

Brisbane is approximately 1,343 sq km, while Melbourne (the 27 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, without the Yarra Ranges, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik) is approximately 3,915 sq km, making Melbourne 192% larger than Brisbane.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Brisbane vs. Melbourne uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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