Rochester is about 3.5 times bigger than Sydney.

Sydney is approximately 27 sq km, while Rochester is approximately 93 sq km, making Rochester 247% larger than Sydney.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sydney vs. Rochester uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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