City size comparison

compared to

Sydney is about 7 times smaller than San Jose.

San Jose is approximately 180 sq km, while Sydney is approximately 27 sq km, making Sydney 14.84% the size of San Jose.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Jose vs. Sydney 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
San Jose is 28.0% more expensive than Sydney
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