Top 10 most expensive building in the world : The Great Mosque of Mecca (Masjid al-Haram) in Saudi Arabia is the world’s most expensive building; expansion costs are well over billion. The other top, absurdly expensive buildings are the Abraj Al Bait ($15B), Marina Bay Sands (B), and SoFi Stadium (B) and dominated by casino resorts and holy expansions.
The 10 Most Expensive Buildings In The World
Masjid al-Haram – Mecca, Saudi Arabia | $100–120+ Billion The Great Mosque of Mecca is the single most expensive building complex ever created by a mile. This enormous value derives from decades worth of ongoing expansion projects to provide for the millions of pilgrims. The project will feature huge prayer halls, multiple minarets, state-of-the-art climate control and the surrounding infrastructure. It is a place of worship and the most sacred site in Islam.
Abraj Al Bait — Mecca, Saudi Arabia | $15 Billion Towering over the Grand Mosque is this seven-tower complex — also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower — built to accommodate pilgrims. Its home to the world’s highest clock tower and biggest clock face. The megacomplex features luxury hotels, serviced apartments, a massive retail mall and prayer halls.
Marina Bay Sands – Singapore | $6.88 Billion This elaborate integrated resort comprises three 55-story towers that are connected by a Silicon Valley-style, 1-hectare SkyPark with the world’s largest rooftop infinity pool. The resort features a hotel, a giant casino, a convention center, a luxury shopping mall and gourmet dining.
Resorts World Sentosa – Singapore | $4.93 Billion Another huge integrated resort on Sentosa Island. The complex includes several hotels, a Universal Studios Singapore theme park, the S.E.A. Aquarium (one of the largest in the world) and a casino.
SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, California, USA | $5.5 Billion Considered the most expensive stadium ever constructed, SoFi is home to the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers. It includes a translucent, free-standing canopy roof that spans over the stadium, an adjoining pedestrian plaza and a performance space. Its center-hung 4K video board is among the largest in sports.
Apple Park – Cupertino, California, USA | $5 Billion The campus of technology company Apple Inc., colloquially known as “The Spaceship” for its large circular design. Fully powered by renewable energy, it is one of the world’s most energy-efficient buildings. The campus includes the Steve Jobs Theater, a visitor center, a 100,000-square-foot workout facility and miles of walking paths.
Wynn Palace – Macau | $4.2 Billion A luxury integrated resort on the Cotai Strip in Macau It is famous for its floral design, large-scale art installations and a performance lake with a synchronized fountain and light show that visitors can watch from the SkyCab, an aerial cable car.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas — Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | $4.1 Billion A luxury resort, casino and hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip. It comprises two high-rise towers and is famous for its multi-storied Chandelier Bar — which contains millions of crystals embedded in the glass — and “vertical, urban” design in the middle of the Strip.
One World Trade Center – New York City, New York, USA | $3.9 Billion The principal building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex and the tallest in the US at a symbolic 1,776 feet (the year America was founded). It is a well-known office building and also represents resilience.
Lotte World Tower — Seoul, South Korea | $3.1 Billion A 123 floors tall skyscraper building being the tallest of its kind in South Korea It is a mixed-use development housing luxury hotel, residential units (Signiel Residences), office space, an extensive retail shopping mall, and the Seoul Sky observation deck home to the world’s highest glass-bottomed observation deck.
