City size comparison

compared to

Sao Paulo is about 1.6 times smaller than Cape Town.

Cape Town is approximately 2,455 sq km, while Sao Paulo is approximately 1,523 sq km, making Sao Paulo 62.04% the size of Cape Town.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Cape Town vs. Sao Paulo 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 15.2% more expensive than Sao Paulo
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