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This is a list of the world's most expensive single objects. The figures below represent the estimated cost to build these objects, not taking into account inflation. This list is not limited to objects of commercial use. It is for the sole purpose of identifying expensive man-made objects and the respective economic costs involved in building them.

Country Total cost (in USD) Object Description Year of completion Image
 Canada

European Union European Space Agency

 Japan

 Russia

 United States

 157 billion[1][2] International Space Station

(under construction)

 Space station 2011[3] (expected) ISS from STS-124 009968.jpg
 Brazil

 Paraguay

 27 billion[4] Itaipu Hydroelectric river dam 1984 Itaipu Dam.jpg
 China 25 billion[5] Three Gorges Dam

(under construction)

 Hydroelectric river dam 2011 (expected) Dreischluchtendamm hauptwall 2006.jpg
 United States 22 billion[6] "Big Dig" Central Artery/Tunnel Project Tunnel system 2007 Tunnel-large.jpg
 United States 17 billion Second Avenue Subway Subway 2016 (expected) Second Ave Subway CGI station.jpg
 United Kingdom

 France

 10 billion[7][unreliable source?] Channel Tunnel Undersea railway tunnel 1994 Course Channeltunnel en.svg
 United States 8.1 billion per unit[8] CVN-78 class aircraft carrier

(under construction)

 United States Navy supercarrier 2015 (expected) CVN-78 Artist Image.jpg
 United States 8 billion (1977 dollars)[9] Alaska Pipeline Oil pipeline 1977 Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Luca Galuzzi 2005.jpg
 United Arab Emirates 8 billion [10] Al Maktoum International Airport

(under construction)

 Airport 2021 (expected) Runway Al Maktoum International.jpg
 Finland 7.8 billion .[11] Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant

(under construction)

 Nuclear Power Plant 2012 (expected) EPR OLK3 TVO fotomont 2 Vogelperspektive.jpg
 European Union

 India

 Japan

 China

 Russia

 South Korea

 United States

 6.5 billion[12] ITER

(under construction)

 Experimental fusion reactor 2016 (expected)
 Switzerland 6.4 billion Gotthard Base Tunnel

(under construction)

 Railway tunnel 2016 (expected) GBT MFS Faido TV-WS.jpg
 United States 6.3 billion[13] New Bay Bridge

(San Francisco & Oakland, California) (under construction)

 2013 ProposedSFOBBEasternSpan.jpg
European Union CERN 6 billion[14] Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Particle accelerator 2008 Construction of LHC at CERN.jpg
 Denmark

 Sweden

 6 billion Oresund Bridge Cable-stayed bridge 2000 Oresundsbroen HCS.jpg
 Japan 5 billion[15] Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge World's longest suspension bridge 1998 Akashi Bridge.JPG
 Portugal 4,5 billion (estimated) Alcochete Airport

(under construction)

 Airport 2017 (expected)
 Russia 4.3 billion[16] Mir

(de-orbited in 2001)

 Space station 1996 Mir on 12 June 1998edit1.jpg
 United States 4.2 billion [17] National Ignition Facility (NIF) Research Facility 2009[18] NIF building layout.jpg
 United Arab Emirates 4.1 billion[19] Burj Dubai

(under construction)

 Supertall skyscraper 2009 (expected) BurjDubaiJI3.jpg
 United Kingdom 3.9 billion[20] Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier Royal Navy supercarrier 2016 (expected) Pa2 uk.svg
 United States 3.8 billion[21] Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant Sewage treatment 2000 Deerislandeggs.jpg
 Netherlands 3.75 billion[22] Oosterscheldekering Storm surge barrier and floodgate 1986 Deltawerke-Oosterschelde-Sturmflutwehr Straße.jpg
 Australia 3.2 billion[23] Rivercity Motorway - North-South Bypass Tunnel (1 of 5 proposed) Tunnel transportation system 2010 Brisbane ST 03.jpg
 United States 3.2 billion[24] USS Jimmy Carter Seawolf class submarine 2004 USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay for a one-night underway that included an embark by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn. 11 Aug. 2005.
 United States 2.2 billion (development, procurement, and military construction), $737 million per unit[25] B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Multi-role stealth heavy bomber operated by the United States Air Force 1988 B-2 Spirit original.jpg
 Taiwan 1.8 billion[26][27] Taipei 101 World's tallest completed skyscraper 2004 101.portrait.altonthompson.jpg
 United States ~ 1.7 billion per unit[28][verification needed] Space Shuttle Partially reusable launch system created by NASA 1977 Shuttle-challenger.jpg
 Australia 1.67 billion (estimated)[29] Kurnell Desalination Plant

(under construction)

 Desalination Plant in Sydney 2010 (expected)
 United Kingdom 1.57 billion[30] Wembley Stadium Stadium 2007 Wembley 22-08-2007.jpg
 Australia 1.62 billion (estimated) Port Stanvac Desalination Plant

(under construction)

 Desalination Plant in Adelaide 2012 (estimated)
 United States 1.5 billion[31] Yankee Stadium Stadium 2009 Yankee Stadium 2009.jpg
 United States 1.6 billion (estimated)[32] Meadowlands Stadium Stadium 2010 TRANSITPLAZA.jpg
 Bahamas 1.4 billion[33] MS Oasis of the Seas Cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International 2008 MS Oasis of the Seas, Turku, 26.7.2009.JPG
 Portugal 1.3 billion[34] Vasco da Gama Bridge Bridge 1998 Ponte Vasco da Gama.jpg
 United States 1.2 billion[35] Cowboys Stadium Stadium 2009 Cowboysstadium js.jpg
 Australia 1.2 billion Gold Coast desalination project Desalination Plant on the Gold Coast 2009
 Hong Kong 1 billion[36] Bank of China Tower Supertall Skyscraper 1990 Bank of China Tower daytime.jpg
 United Kingdom 800 million[37] RMS Queen Mary 2 Ocean liner owned by Cunard Line 2003 Queen Mary II Einlaufen Hamburg Hafengeburtstag 2006 -2.jpg
 Canada 715 million[38] Montreal Metro extension of the Orange Line to Laval Subway extension 2007 Metro de la Concorde.jpg
 United Arab Emirates 650 million[39] Burj Al Arab World's third tallest hotel building[40] 1999 DubAymx.JPG
 France 590 million Millau Viaduct cable-stayed viaduct 2004 Millau-Viaduct-France-20070909.jpg
 United States 500 million per unit[41] Titan IV Space booster 1989 Titan IV rocket.jpg
 United States 480 million[42] Amway Center arena October 2010 (projected) Amway-center-aerial-rendering.jpg
 Saudi Arabia 458 million[43] Kingdom Centre Supertall Skyscraper 2000 Mamlaka .jpg
 United Kingdom 400 million (estimated value) Cullinan Diamond diamond 1905 (found) Cullinanroughpieces.jpg
 Australia 344 million[29] Kwinana Desalination Plant Desalination Plant in Perth 2006
 United States 321 million[44] Consol Energy Center arena August 2010 (Expected) Pens Arena.jpg
 China 290 million[45] Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena arena 2005 Qizhong Stadium.jpg

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ European Space Agency ISS Feature - How much does it cost?.
  2. ^ Calore, Paul. "What The International Space Station (ISS) Cost To Build" (HTML). WhatItCo$t$. http://historical.whatitcosts.com/facts-space-station.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-24. 
  3. ^ NASA (2008). "Consolidated Launch Manifest". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest.html. Retrieved July 8 2008. 
  4. ^ Itaipu Government Official Website.
  5. ^ The Three Gorges Dam.
  6. ^ [1].
  7. ^ BBC News - Call for new Channel Tunnel.
  8. ^ Defense Industry Daily Cost Analysis.
  9. ^ Pipeline Facts.
  10. ^ http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid060707061036?cc
  11. ^ Peggy Hollinger (31 August 2009). "Finnish reactor provisions hit Areva profits". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c9b59aa-9665-11de-84d1-00144feabdc0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
  12. ^ RTDinfo Magazine on European Research, May 2006.
  13. ^ [|Cabanatuan, Michael] (2008-03-08). "Bay Bridge cost up $140 million". San Francisco Chronicle (Hearst Communications). http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/08/BAG4POHIFV1.DTL. Retrieved 2008-06-05. .
  14. ^ A community website from IOP Publishing, Mar 2008.
  15. ^ Megastructures. National Geographic for Channel Five.
  16. ^ space.com.
  17. ^ http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01677r.pdf
  18. ^ "Department of Energy Announces Completion of World's Largest Laser". United States Department of Energy. 2009-03-31. http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7191.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
  19. ^ http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/701.php
  20. ^ Evans, Michael (2007-07-25). "Go-ahead for £5bn aircraft carriers". The Times (Times Newspapers). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2141406.ece. Retrieved 2007-07-26. 
  21. ^ How MWRA Treatment Plant Works
  22. ^ Delta works site (in Dutch).
  23. ^ Tunnel price tops $3b; Last Of Big Subs
  24. ^ New Sub Can Tap Undersea Cables 500-Foot USS Jimmy Carter Cost $3.2 Billion; Last Of Big Subs
  25. ^ United States General Accounting Office (GAO) B-2 Bomber: Cost and Operational Issues (Letter Report, 08/14/97, GAO/NSIAD-97-181)
  26. ^ Teo, Justin (December 4, 2006). "The Asian Journal - Reaching for the sky: Taipei 101 & Petronas Towers". Radio Singapore International. http://www.rsi.sg/english/theasianjournal/view/20061204105439/1/.html. Retrieved 2008-03-25. "...the Taipei 101 cost US$1.8 billion dollars." 
  27. ^ "Australian wins Taiwan race up world's tallest skyscraper". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). October 22, 2006. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/10/22/1770731.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-25. "The 508-metre-high Taipei 101, which cost 58 billion Taiwan dollars to build, was opened in December 2004."  (If adjusted for inflation, 58 billion Taiwan dollars, using the Universal Currency Converter, would approximately equal to USD $1,926,782,273.)
  28. ^ NASA Space Shuttle FAQ.
  29. ^ a b [2].
  30. ^ "Wembley kick-off: Stadium is ready and England play first game in fortnight". Daily Mail. 2007-03-09. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=441182. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
  31. ^ "The USA's Most Expensive Stadium". Daily Mail. 2008-04-01. 
  32. ^ http://www.nyg2010.com/
  33. ^ http://www.cio.com/article/29165/Queen_Mary_Fast_Facts
  34. ^ http://www.viacard.pt/uk/pvg_projecto_financiamento.htm
  35. ^ Dallas Cowboys website.
  36. ^ http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive72.html
  37. ^ http://www.cio.com/article/29165/Queen_Mary_Fast_Facts
  38. ^ "Un succès sur toute la ligne". Radio-Canada. 2007. http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Montreal/2009/04/27/001-metro-Laval-2-ans_n.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
  39. ^ "Burj Al Arab". Forbes Traveler. 2006. http://www.forbestraveler.com/hotel/100/10590. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 
  40. ^ "World's Tallest Hotels". Emporis. 2006-06-01. http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/tp/ty/ho/. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  41. ^ Federation of American Scientist calculation gives unit price of $500M at yearly production of 2 units
  42. ^ http://www.amwaycenter.com/
  43. ^ http://www.kingdomcentre.com.sa/
  44. ^ http://penguins.nhl.com/arena/index.htm
  45. ^ http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/11/26/23:12:40/
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