City size comparison

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Sao Paulo is around the same size as Mexico City.

Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, while Sao Paulo is approximately 1,523 sq km, making Sao Paulo 3% larger than Mexico City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico City vs. Sao Paulo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Mexico City is 19.0% more expensive than Sao Paulo
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