Miami is about 1.8 times bigger than Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara is approximately 50 sq km, while Miami is approximately 92 sq km, making Miami 83% larger than Santa Barbara.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Santa Barbara vs. Miami uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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