City size comparison

compared to

San Diego is about 171 times smaller than Iowa.

Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, while San Diego is approximately 844 sq km, making San Diego 0.58% the size of Iowa.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Iowa vs. San Diego uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Iowa is 28.1% cheaper than San Diego
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