List of world's most expensive single objects

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.
Objects constructed in antiquity, such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, do not appear on this list.
In order to limit the size and scope of this list, objects which cost less than $1 billion are not listed.

See also: List of world's most expensive transport infrastructure

Object	Description	Location	Total cost (in USD)	Year of completion	Image
International Space Station (under construction)	Space station	Low Earth orbit	157 billion[1][2]	2011[3] (expected)
Itaipu Dam	Hydroelectric river dam	Brazil Paraguay	27 billion[4]	1984
Three Gorges Dam (under construction)	Hydroelectric river dam	Sandouping, China	25 billion[5]	2011 (expected)
Kansai International Airport	Airport	Osaka Bay, Japan	15 billion	1994
Channel Tunnel	Undersea rail tunnel	Strait of Dover, England & France	15 billion[6]	1994
Palm Jumeirah	Artificial archipelago	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12.3 billion	2010
Gotthard Base Tunnel	Railway tunnel	Swiss Alps, Switzerland	10.2 billion (estimated)[7]	2017 (expected)
CVN-78 class aircraft carrier (under construction)	United States Navy supercarrier	Newport News, Virginia	8.1 billion per unit[8]	2015 (expected)
Alaska Pipeline	Oil pipeline	Alaska, USA	8 billion (1977 dollars)[9]	1977
Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant (under construction)	Nuclear power plant	Eurajoki, Finland	7.2 billion[10]	2013 (expected)
ITER (under construction)	Experimental fusion reactor	Cadarache, France	6.5 billion[11]	2016 (expected)
Marina Bay Sands	Hotel and casino	Singapore	6.2 billion	2010
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)	Particle accelerator	Meyrin, Switzerland	6 billion[12]	2008
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge	Suspension bridge	Kobe, Japan	6.0 billion	1998
Hibernia offshore oil platform	Oil platform	Jeanne d'Arc Basin, Canada	5.8 billion[13]	1995
Hubble Space Telescope	Space observatory	Low Earth orbit	5.3 to 6.8 billion (estimated)[14]	1990
Dubai International Airport (Terminal 3)	Airport	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4.5 billion	2008
Alcochete Airport (under construction)	Airport	Lisbon, Portugal	4.5 billion (estimated)	2017 (expected)
Mir	Space station	Low Earth orbit (de-orbited in 2001)	4.3 billion[15]	1986
National Ignition Facility (NIF)	Research facility	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California	4.2 billion[16]	2009[17]
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas	Hotel and casino	Las Vegas, Nevada	3.9 billion[18]	2010[19]
Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant	Sewage treatment	Boston Harbor, Massachusetts	3.8 billion[20]	2000
Storebæltsbroen	Fixed link	Zealand and Funen, Denmark	3.8 billion[21]	1998
Oosterscheldekering	Storm surge barrier and floodgate	Netherlands	3.75 billion[22]	1986
Beijing International Airport (Terminal 3)	Airport	Beijing, China	3.5 billion	2008
USS Jimmy Carter	Seawolf-class submarine	Bangor Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, Washington (home port)	3.2 billion[23]	2004
One World Trade Center(formerly named and still colloquially known as the Freedom Tower)[24]	Supertall skyscraper	New York City, New York	3.1 billion	2013
Venetian Macau	Hotel and casino	Macau	2.4 billion	2007
Meadowlands (shopping mall)	Shopping mall	East Rutherford, New Jersey	2 billion[25]	2011 (expected)
Taipei 101	Supertall skyscraper	Taipei, Taiwan	1.8 billion[26][27]	2004
The Palazzo	Hotel and casino	Las Vegas, Nevada	1.8 billion	2007
Space Shuttle	Partially reusable launch system created by NASA	Merritt Island, Florida (Kennedy Space Center)	~ 1.7 billion per unit[28][verification needed]	1977
Empire State Plaza	Government complex for New York State government	Albany, New York	1.7 billion (1976 dollars)	1976
Kurnell Desalination Plant	Desalination plant	Sydney, Australia	1.69 billion[29]	2010
Port Stanvac Desalination Plant (under construction)	Desalination plant	Adelaide, Australia	1.62 billion (estimated)	2012 (estimated)
New Meadowlands Stadium	Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey	1.6 billion (estimated)[30]	2010
Wembley Stadium	Stadium	London, United Kingdom	1.57 billion[31]	2007
Yankee Stadium	Stadium	Bronx, New York	1.5 billion[32]	2009
Burj Khalifa	Supertall skyscraper	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1.5 billion[33]	2010
MS Oasis of the Seas	Cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International	Turku, Finland	1.4 billion[34]	2008
Cowboys Stadium	Stadium	Arlington, Texas	1.2 billion[35]	2009
Gold Coast desalination project	Desalination plant	Gold Coast, Australia	1.2 billion	2009
Antilia	Largest privately owned residence	Mumbai, India	Between 1 and 2 Billion (Estimated)[36]	2010