City size comparison

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Mexico City is about 12 times bigger than San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, making Mexico City 1,127% larger than San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Mexico City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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