San Francisco is about 2.5 times bigger than New Haven.

New Haven is approximately 48 sq km, while San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, making San Francisco 150% larger than New Haven.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Haven vs. San Francisco uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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