City size comparison

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Mexico City is about 6 times bigger than Des Moines.

Des Moines (map shows its 58 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 228 sq km, while Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, making Mexico City 550% larger than Des Moines.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Des Moines vs. Mexico City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Des Moines is 33.5% more expensive than Mexico City
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