Milwaukee is about 4.9 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Milwaukee is approximately 249 sq km, making Milwaukee 20.51% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Milwaukee uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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