Saint Petersburg is about 1.5 times bigger than Paris.

Paris is approximately 105 sq km, while Saint Petersburg is approximately 160 sq km, making Saint Petersburg 52% larger than Paris.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Paris vs. Saint Petersburg uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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