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The world's most expensive skyscrapers, ranked

The priciest tall buildings on the planet
35th. St. Regis, Chicago: $1 billion (£765m)
34th. Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg: $1.1 billion (£840m)
33rd. Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago: $1.2 billion (£920m)
=31st. CapitaGreen, Singapore: $1.3 billion (£995m)
=31st. New York Times Building, New York: $1.3 billion (£995m)
30th. Mercury City, Moscow: $1.35 billion (£1.03bn)
29th. The Bow, Calgary: $1.37 billion (£1.05bn)
28th. Bank of America Tower, New York:  $1.47 billion (£1.13bn)
27th. Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur: $1.5 billion (£1.15bn)
26th. Chifley Tower, Sydney: $1.56 billion (£1.19bn)
25th. 432 Park Avenue, New York: $1.66 billion (£1.27bn)
24th. 220 Central Park South, New York: $1.7 billion (£1.3bn)
23rd. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai: $1.75 billion (£1.34bn)
22nd. 22 Bishopsgate, London: $1.86 billion (£1.42bn)
21st. Comcast Innovation and Technology Center: $1.88 billion today (£1.44bn)
20th. Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles: $1.93 billion (£1.48bn)
19th. HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong: $1.95 billion (£1.49bn)
18th. Seat of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt: $1.98 billion (£1.52bn)
=16th. One57, New York: $2 billion (£1.53bn)
=16th. Steinway Tower, New York: $2 billion (£1.53bn)
15th. Burj Khalifa, Dubai: $2.17 billion (£1.66bn)
14th. Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg: $2.22 billion (£1.7bn)
13th. One Canada Square, London: $2.23 billion (£1.71bn)
12th. Antilia, Mumbai: $2.89 billion ($2.21bn)
11th. The Shard, London: $2.96 billion (£2.27bn)
=9th. Tapei 101, Tapei: $3 billion (£2.3bn)
=9th. Central Park Tower, New York: $3 billion (£2.3bn)
=6th. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur: $3.1 billion (£2.37bn)
=6th. 200 West Street, New York: $3.1 billion (£2.37bn)
=6th. Deutsche Bank Center, New York: $3.1 billion (£2.37bn)
5th. Shanghai Tower, Shanghai: $3.19 billion (£2.4bn)
4th. Lotte World Tower, Seoul: $3.21 billion (£2.46bn)
3rd. CITIC Tower, Beijing: $4.2 billion (£3.22bn)
2nd. Wuhan Greenland Center, Wuhan: $4.5 billion (£3.45bn)
1st. One World Trade Center, New York: $5.2 billion (£4bn)
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The priciest tall buildings on the planet

From New York's Billionaire's Row to Asia's dizzyingly-high skyscrapers, building big comes with huge price tags. 

We’ve rounded up the most expensive, tallest towers in the world. Read on to discover the top 35 most costly skyscrapers, with all pre-2020 figures adjusted in line with inflation – though with many major cities ringed with construction cranes, it's a fast-evolving list that's likely to change soon.

All dollar values in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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Daniel Coughlin

18 October 2024

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