City size comparison

compared to

New York City is about 5 times smaller than Melbourne.

Melbourne (the 27 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, without the Yarra Ranges, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik) is approximately 3,915 sq km, while New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, making New York City 19.95% the size of Melbourne.

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Melbourne vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.