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City size comparison

  1. City Size Comparison
  2. Sacramento vs. Chicago
United States
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United States
Cost of living Size comparison

Sacramento is about 2.3 times smaller than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Sacramento is approximately 253 sq km, making Sacramento 42.89% the size of Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Sacramento uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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