City size comparison

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Shanghai is about 4.2 times bigger than Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is approximately 1,523 sq km, while Shanghai is approximately 6,341 sq km, making Shanghai 316% larger than Sao Paulo.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sao Paulo vs. Shanghai uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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