Saint Petersburg is about 1.7 times bigger than Austin.

Austin (map shows its 70 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 829 sq km, while Saint Petersburg is approximately 1,439 sq km, making Saint Petersburg 74% larger than Austin.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Austin vs. Saint Petersburg uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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