List of most expensive buildings

List of most expensive buildings

In the following, a building is defined as a structure with a roof and walls that stands permanently in one place. Airports are excluded as their construction cost includes runways and systems; however, terminal buildings are included in the list.

<table><thead><tr><th>Building</th><th>City</th><th>Country</th><th>Architect/designer</th><th>Current owner(s)</th><th>Completed/ will complete</th><th>Nominal cost ($USbillion)</th><th>Inflation-adjusted cost, 2021 ($USbillion)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Great Mosque of Mecca or Masjid al-Haram (Expansion Project)</td><td>Mecca</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>KSA</td><td>Government of Saudi Arabia</td><td>2025</td><td>12</td><td>120</td></tr><tr><td>Hinkley Point C nuclear power station</td><td>Somerset</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td></td><td>EDF Energy</td><td>2027</td><td>40.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Plant Vogtle (Units 3 & 4)</td><td>Waynesboro, Georgia</td><td>United States</td><td></td><td>Georgia Power, Southern Company</td><td>2023</td><td>30.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ITER</td><td>Saint-Paul-lès-Durance</td><td>France</td><td>Bernard Bigot</td><td>ITER</td><td>2025</td><td>25.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flamanville 3</td><td>Flamanville</td><td>France</td><td></td><td></td><td>2023</td><td>21.93</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Akkuyu Nuclear Plant</td><td>Mersin</td><td>Turkey</td><td>Denis Sezemin</td><td>Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant</td><td>2023</td><td>20.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Abraj Al Bait</td><td>Mecca</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>Saudi Binladin Group</td><td>Government of Saudi Arabia</td><td>2012</td><td>16.00</td><td>18.89</td></tr><tr><td>Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant</td><td>Pabna</td><td>Bangladesh</td><td></td><td>Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission</td><td>2025</td><td>12.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Olkiluoto 3</td><td>Eurajoki</td><td>Finland</td><td>Areva</td><td>Teollisuuden Voima</td><td>2023</td><td>12.4</td><td>12.4</td></tr><tr><td>Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant (block 3 & 4)</td><td>Mochovce</td><td>Slovakia</td><td>Slovenské elektrárne</td><td>Slovenské elektrárne</td><td>2023</td><td>7.61</td><td>46.75</td></tr><tr><td>International Finance Centre</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>Hong Kong SAR</td><td>Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects</td><td>Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land Development, Towngas</td><td>2003</td><td>6.4</td><td>9.43</td></tr><tr><td>SoFi Stadium</td><td>Inglewood</td><td>United States</td><td>HKS, Inc.</td><td>Kroenke Sports & Entertainment</td><td>2020</td><td>5.5</td><td>5.94</td></tr><tr><td>Marina Bay Sands</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Moshe Safdie</td><td>Las Vegas Sands</td><td>2010</td><td>5.5</td><td>6.83</td></tr><tr><td>Marina One</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Ingenhoven Architects</td><td>Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Temasek Holdings</td><td>2017</td><td>5.32</td><td>5.88</td></tr><tr><td>Apple Park</td><td>Cupertino, California</td><td>United States</td><td>Foster and Partners</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>2017</td><td>5.0</td><td>5.72</td></tr><tr><td>Resorts World Sentosa</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Michael Graves</td><td>Genting Group</td><td>2010</td><td>4.93</td><td>6.13</td></tr><tr><td>Wynn Palace</td><td>Cotai</td><td>Macau</td><td>Butler/Ashworth Architects and Wong & Ouyang</td><td>Wynn Resorts</td><td>2016</td><td>4.2</td><td>5.22</td></tr><tr><td>The Cosmopolitan</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td>United States</td><td>Friedmutter Group with Arquitectonica</td><td>The Blackstone Group</td><td>2010</td><td>4.1</td><td>5.09</td></tr><tr><td>Asia Square</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Denton Corker Marshall with Architects61</td><td>CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Qatar Investment Authority</td><td>2013</td><td>4.06</td><td>4.49</td></tr><tr><td>One Bangkok</td><td>Bangkok</td><td>Thailand</td><td>SOM, A49, KPF, Lead8</td><td>TCC Assets(Thailand), Frasers Property(Thailand)</td><td>2030</td><td>3.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Suntec City</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>I. M. Pei with DP Architects and Tsao & McKown Architects</td><td>Suntec REIT</td><td>1997</td><td>3.81</td><td>3.81</td></tr><tr><td>One World Trade Center</td><td>New York City</td><td>United States</td><td>Skidmore, Owings & Merrill</td><td>The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey</td><td>2012</td><td>3.8</td><td>4.49</td></tr><tr><td>New Commanders Stadium</td><td>Washington, D.C.</td><td>United States</td><td>TBD</td><td>Events DC</td><td>2030</td><td>3.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>One Vanderbilt</td><td>New York City</td><td>United States</td><td>Kohn Pedersen Fox</td><td>SL Green Realty, National Pension Service of Korea, Hines Interests Limited Partnership, Mori Building Company</td><td>2020</td><td>3.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marina Bay Financial Centre</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Kohn Pedersen Fox with DCA Architects</td><td>Hongkong Land, Keppel REIT, Suntec REIT, DBS Bank</td><td>2012</td><td>3.21</td><td>3.99</td></tr><tr><td>Lotte World Tower</td><td>Seoul</td><td>South Korea</td><td>James von Klemperer</td><td>Lotte Corporation</td><td>2016</td><td>3.11</td><td>4.31</td></tr><tr><td>Emirates Palace</td><td>Abu Dhabi</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>John Elliott</td><td>Abu Dhabi Government</td><td>2005</td><td>3.00</td><td>4.16</td></tr><tr><td>Palace of the Parliament</td><td>Bucharest</td><td>Romania</td><td>Anca Petrescu</td><td>Romanian Government</td><td>1997</td><td>3.00</td><td>5.06</td></tr><tr><td>Wynn Resort</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td>United States</td><td>Butler/Ashworth Architects and Jerde Partnership</td><td>Wynn Resorts</td><td>2005</td><td>2.70</td><td>5.13</td></tr><tr><td>Central Boulevard Towers</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>CallisonRTKL with Architects61</td><td>IOI Group</td><td>2023</td><td>2.52</td><td>2.64</td></tr><tr><td>Venetian Macau</td><td>Macau</td><td>Macau</td><td>Aedas</td><td>Las Vegas Sands</td><td>2005</td><td>2.4</td><td>3.33</td></tr><tr><td>City of Dreams</td><td>Macau</td><td>Macau</td><td>Arquitectonica</td><td>Melco Crown Entertainment</td><td>2009</td><td>2.40</td><td>3.03</td></tr><tr><td>Antilia</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>India</td><td>Perkins and Will and Hirsch Bedner Associates</td><td>Mukesh Ambani</td><td>2010</td><td>2.6</td><td>3.23</td></tr><tr><td>Raffles City</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>I. M. Pei, Architects61</td><td>CapitaLand</td><td>1986</td><td>2.35</td><td>2.46</td></tr><tr><td>Guoco Tower</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with Architects61</td><td>Guoco Group</td><td>2016</td><td>2.27</td><td>2.56</td></tr><tr><td>National Children's Hospital</td><td>Dublin</td><td>Ireland</td><td>Benedict Zucchi</td><td>Children's Health Ireland</td><td>2026</td><td>2.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Comcentre</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Kohn Pedersen Fox</td><td>Singtel</td><td>2028</td><td>2.19</td><td>2.19</td></tr><tr><td>Marina Square Complex</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>John Portman & Associates</td><td>UOL Group, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group</td><td>1986</td><td>2.17</td><td>2.17</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Adelaide Hospital</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Australia</td><td>Silver Thomas Hanley & DesignInc</td><td>Government of South Australia</td><td>2017</td><td>2.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taipei 101</td><td>Taipei</td><td>Taiwan</td><td>C.Y. Lee & Partners</td><td>Taipei Financial Center Corporation</td><td>2004</td><td>1.80</td><td>2.58</td></tr><tr><td>The Palazzo</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td>United States</td><td>HKS, Inc.</td><td>Las Vegas Sands</td><td>2007</td><td>1.80</td><td>2.35</td></tr><tr><td>Guoco Midtown</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Denton Corker Marshall</td><td>Guoco Group</td><td>2024</td><td>1.77</td><td>1.88</td></tr><tr><td>Lakhta Center</td><td>Saint Petersburg</td><td>Russia</td><td>RMJM (until 2011), Gorproject</td><td>Gazprom Neft</td><td>2018</td><td>1.77</td><td>2.09</td></tr><tr><td>South Beach</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Foster + Partners</td><td>Allianz Real Estate, Gaw Capital, Hoi Hup Realty</td><td>2016</td><td>1.75</td><td>2.29</td></tr><tr><td>Camp Nou</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Spain</td><td>Francesc Mitjans and Josep Soteras</td><td>FC Barcelona</td><td>2018</td><td>1.73</td><td>1.87</td></tr><tr><td>Nya Karolinska Hospital</td><td>Stockholm</td><td>Sweden</td><td>Whitearkitekter & White Tengbom team</td><td>Region Stockholm</td><td>2018</td><td>2.4 (23 B SEK)</td><td>2.42</td></tr><tr><td>Crown Sydney</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Australia</td><td>WilkinsonEyre</td><td>Crown Resorts</td><td>2020</td><td>1.68</td><td>1.72</td></tr><tr><td>Kemi Bio Product Factory (Kemin biotuotetehdas)</td><td>Kemi</td><td>Finland</td><td>Metsä Group</td><td>Metsä Fibre</td><td>2023</td><td>1.68</td><td>1.72</td></tr><tr><td>Queensland Children's Hospital</td><td>Brisbane</td><td>Australia</td><td>Conrad Gargett</td><td>Queensland Government</td><td>2014</td><td>1.59 (2.2 AU$)</td><td>1.82</td></tr><tr><td>Bellagio</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td>United States</td><td>DeRuyter Butler and Atlandia Design</td><td>Bellagio (MGM Resorts International is the owner of the company)</td><td>1998</td><td>1.60</td><td>2.66</td></tr><tr><td>Seat of the ECB</td><td>Frankfurt</td><td>Germany</td><td>Coop Himmelb(l)au</td><td>European Central Bank</td><td>2013</td><td>1.57</td><td>1.83</td></tr><tr><td>Ocean Financial Centre</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>César Pelli</td><td>Keppel REIT</td><td>2011</td><td>1.53</td><td>1.53</td></tr><tr><td>DUO</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Ole Scheeren</td><td>Allianz Real Estate, Gaw Capital, Hoi Hup Realty</td><td>2018</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.59</td></tr><tr><td>Wembley Stadium</td><td>London</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>Foster and Partners</td><td>The Football Association</td><td>2006</td><td>1.50</td><td>2.02</td></tr><tr><td>Yankee Stadium</td><td>New York City</td><td>United States</td><td>Populous</td><td>New York City Industrial Development Agency</td><td>2009</td><td>1.50</td><td>1.89</td></tr><tr><td>Termoelektrarna Šoštanj blok 6</td><td>Šoštanj</td><td>Slovenia</td><td>n.a.</td><td>Government of Slovenia</td><td>2014</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.83</td></tr><tr><td>Burj Khalifa</td><td>Dubai</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td><td>Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill</td><td>Emaar Properties</td><td>2010</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.86</td></tr><tr><td>The One</td><td>Toronto</td><td>Canada</td><td>Foster and Partners, Core Architects</td><td>Mizrahi Developments</td><td>2027</td><td>1.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CapitaSpring</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Bjarke Ingels Group, Carlo Ratti</td><td>CapitaLand</td><td>2021</td><td>1.35</td><td>1.35</td></tr><tr><td>Skywaters Residences</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Skidmore, Owings & Merrill</td><td>Perennial Holdings</td><td>2028</td><td>1.24</td><td>1.24</td></tr><tr><td>Frasers Tower</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>DP Architects</td><td>Frasers Property, National Pension Service</td><td>2018</td><td>1.45</td><td>1.54</td></tr><tr><td>Gigafactory 1</td><td>Storey County, Nevada</td><td>United States</td><td>HOK, Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, RMH Group, Rocky Mountain Institute, Mortenson Construction, and CH2M HILL</td><td>Tesla, Inc.</td><td>2020</td><td>1.31</td><td>1.5</td></tr><tr><td>Äänekoski Bio Product Factory (Äänekosken biotuotetehdas)</td><td>Äänekoski</td><td>Finland</td><td></td><td>Metsä Group</td><td>2017</td><td>1.33 (1.2B€)</td><td>1.47</td></tr><tr><td>Mall of Tripla</td><td>Helsinki</td><td>Finland</td><td>Arkkitehdit Soini & Horto</td><td>YIT, Ilmarinen</td><td>2019</td><td>1.33 (1.1 B€)</td><td>1.39</td></tr><tr><td>181 Mercer Street</td><td>New York</td><td>United States</td><td>Davis Brody Bond</td><td>New York University</td><td>2023</td><td>1.285</td><td>1.45</td></tr><tr><td>Jewel Changi Airport (mixed-use building)</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Moshe Safdie</td><td>Changi Airport Group</td><td>2019</td><td>1.26</td><td>1.42</td></tr><tr><td>Comcast Technology Center</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>United States</td><td>Foster and Partners</td><td>Comcast</td><td>2018</td><td>1.5</td><td>1.62</td></tr><tr><td>Merdeka 118</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>Fender Katsalidis in association with RSP KL</td><td>PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd</td><td>2023</td><td>1.21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cinnamon Life Integrated Resort</td><td>Colombo</td><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>Cecil Balmond</td><td>John Keells Holdings</td><td>2024</td><td>1.2</td><td>1.2</td></tr><tr><td>Petronas Twin Towers</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>César Pelli</td><td>KLCC Holdings</td><td>1999</td><td>1.16</td><td>1.89</td></tr><tr><td>CapitaGreen</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Toyo Ito</td><td>CapitaLand</td><td>2014</td><td>1.11</td><td>1.31</td></tr><tr><td>Parliament House</td><td>Canberra</td><td>Australia</td><td>Romaldo Giurgola</td><td>Parliament of Australia</td><td>1988</td><td>0.848</td><td>1.7</td></tr><tr><td>Bełchatów Power Station 858 MW unit</td><td>Bełchatów</td><td>Poland</td><td></td><td>Pge</td><td>2011</td><td>1.29</td><td>1.55</td></tr></tbody></table>