Saint Louis is about 1.3 times bigger than San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Saint Louis is approximately 160 sq km, making Saint Louis 32% larger than San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Saint Louis uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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