City size comparison

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San Francisco is about 20 times smaller than Cape Town.

Cape Town is approximately 2,455 sq km, while San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, making San Francisco 4.93% the size of Cape Town.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Cape Town vs. San Francisco 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
Cape Town is 58.4% cheaper than San Francisco
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