City size comparison

compared to

Rio De Janeiro is about 2 times smaller than Cape Town.

Cape Town is approximately 2,455 sq km, while Rio De Janeiro is approximately 1,221 sq km, making Rio De Janeiro 49.74% the size of Cape Town.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Cape Town vs. Rio De Janeiro uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Cape Town is 10.1% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro
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