Is London bigger than Melbourne?

Melbourne, Australia's largest urban area
urban area
An urban area is an area where many people live and work close together. The population density is higher than in the surrounding area. It is where buildings are close together. Urban is the opposite of rural, where farm lands and nature are.
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geographically with a population
population
A population is the number of living people that live together in the same place. A city's population is the number of people living in that city. These people are called inhabitants or residents. The population includes all individuals that live in that certain area.
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just over four million, occupies the 32nd largest area in the world at 2,453 square kilometres
square kilometres
A square kilometer (sometimes written km²) is based on the SI unit of measurement of area, the square meter. It is the area inside a square that has each side equal to 1 kilometer (1000 meters). This way of talking about area is often used to say how much land there is, on a farm or in a city, for example.
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, making it larger than London, home to 10.4 million people, and Mexico City
City
Ciudad (Spanish pronunciation: [θjuˈðað]) is the Spanish word for City.
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, with 20.4 million residents.
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Is London bigger than Australia?

Australia is about 32 times bigger than United Kingdom.

We have positioned the outline of United Kingdom near the middle of Australia.
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Is London bigger than Sydney?

London is bigger than Sydney in population size, however Sydney's urban area size is 1,687 km², while London's is 1,572 km². London feels much bigger compared to Sydney though, as Sydney's CBD is fairly compact while London's centre is much larger.
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Is London more expensive than Melbourne?

Cost of living in Melbourne (Australia) is 26% cheaper than in London (United Kingdom)
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Is Australia better to live than UK?

Many British people struggle in Australia, while others are thriving. These two places are so diverse that the final decision will depend on your personal preferences. The weather is indeed better in Australia. Yet, Australia is best to live a quiet life; the UK is best to seek opportunities.
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Living in Melbourne v London (detailed comparison)



Does it rain more in London or Melbourne?

Perth's average annual rainfall is 733 millimetres, 70mm higher than Melbourne (663mm), more than 100mm higher than Hobart (614mm) and almost 200mm more than London's annual average of 557mm.
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Which Australian city is most like London?

We can definitely admit that London and Sydney are both amazing cities to visit, but what's the reality like to live in both of them? After moving to Sydney in 2011 and having a stint back in England, here's what we really think about living in both London and Sydney, without holding back.
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Is London bigger than New York?

The UK capital city is comparable in population to New York City, totaling around 8.9 million compared to NYC's 8.4 million. As for size, however, the Greater London Area covers around 607 square miles, which is about twice as big as NYC's 302.6 square mile area.
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Why are Australians moving to London?

Despite its great distance from Australia, the shared language, sense of humour and general relaxed culture over in the UK makes it very easy for Aussies to settle in and quickly feel very much at home. Australia and Britain have always shared a rare affinity that many other nations just wouldn't understand.
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Is Sydney or Melbourne bigger?

While Sydney is larger, with a population of 4,879,000 Melbourne is growing at a rate that is 18% faster, meaning it will be Australia's largest city by 2050. “While people tend to think that Sydney is by far Australia's largest city, its population is only 9% larger than that of Melbourne and the gap is closing.
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What is the richest city in Australia?

Sydney's eastern suburbs have raced to the top as the favoured place to live by Australia's highest earning residents. According to the latest report by the Australian Tax Office, residents of the premium suburbs of Darling Point, Edgecliff and Point Piper earned the highest mean income of $177,514 during 2012-13.
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Is Melbourne bigger than Los Angeles?

If Melbourne were transported to the US, it too would be the second biggest city, just pipping Los Angeles's 3.8 million”. A mere 3.8 million people in LA? I've got a lot of sympathy for journalists but this seems a bit too obvious.
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Is Victoria bigger than the UK?

Victoria's landmass of 228,000 square kilometres is about the size of the United Kingdom or a little smaller than the US state of California.
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Is UK richer than Australia?

Britain's population holds $9.24 trillion (£6.01 trillion) in private wealth, surpassing France, Italy, Canada and Australia. This is despite its relatively small population compared with countries such as Germany, which ranked fourth with a total wealth of $9.36 trillion.
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Is UK safer than Australia?

Beginning with general crime rates you can already see that the UK and Australia have little difference in their assault and murder rates. While the murder rate does spike slightly for Australians per 100,000 inhabitants, there is a drop of 0.4% of people victimised by assaults in Australia compared to the UK.
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Is London the biggest city in the world?

Tokyo is widely considered the world's largest city (by urban area and metropolitan area).
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Is London bigger than Paris?

While Paris is the most densely populated city in Europe, with 21,000 inhabitants per square meter, it is tiny when compared to London. London covers an area of 600 square miles, while Paris is squeezed into 40 square miles.
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Is London bigger than Chicago?

London: 671 square miles

Chicago looks like a slice in the pie that is the Greater London urban area. With nearly 10 million residents, the UK's capital makes Chicago feel very small.
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Is Paris bigger than Melbourne?

So Melbourne is about the same size as London and Paris but has less than half the population.
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What city is Melbourne most similar to?

New York City is really similar to Melbourne, Australia | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site.
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Is Paris bigger than Sydney?

The ville de Paris has a population density of more than 24,000 per square kilometer, nearly three times that of the combined Sydney-East and Sydney-West statistical local areas. The ville de Paris covers approximately eight times as much land area and smaller area densities are even higher.
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Is Australia hotter than England?

Maximum Temperature For London and Sydney

Sydney has hotter and longer summers than London. The winter season is colder in London than Sydney which has almost pleasant temperatures.
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Why is London so gloomy?

Britain is particularly cloudy because it's located in the Warm Gulfstream. The heat necessary to evaporate all that water was absorbed off the African American coast, and then transported along with the water. The air above Britain, on the other hand, is quite often coming from the polar areas and thus much colder.
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