City size comparison

compared to

San Jose is around the same size as Oakland.

Oakland is approximately 202 sq km, while San Jose is approximately 180 sq km, making San Jose 89.09% the size of Oakland.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Oakland vs. San Jose 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
Oakland is 1.0% more expensive than San Jose
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