List of Most Expensive buildings - wikipedia List of Most Expensive buildings This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2015 ) Below lists the most expensive buildings in the world, which cost the most money to construct. Rank Building City Country Architect / designer Current owner ( s ) Height Floors Built Construction cost ( US $ / sq meter ) Total construction cost ( billion US $ ) Construction cost ( adjusted for inflation -- 2015 dollars ) ( billion US $ ) Abraj Al Bait ( Mixed ) Mecca Saudi Arabia Dar Al - Handasah Saudi Arabian Government 601 metres ( 1,972 ft ) 120 2012 15.00 15.49 Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 Eurajoki Finland Areva NP and Siemens AG Teollisuuden Voima 46 metres ( 151 ft ) - 2005 - 2018 ≈ $2,282,116 9.06 9.22 Berlin Brandenburg Airport Schönefeld, Brandenburg near Berlin Germany Gerkan, Marg & Partners ( being dismissed from the project ), JSK and IGK - IGR Ingenieurgesellschaft Kruck mbH Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH 2006 - 2020 ( planned ) 8.48 ( planned ) 7.99 Marina Bay Sands ( Resort ) Singapore Singapore Moshe Safdie Las Vegas Sands 194 metres ( 636 ft ) 57 6509 5.50 5.98 5 Apple Park Cupertino, California United States of America Lord Norman Foster ( Foster and Partners ) Apple Inc. 73 metres ( 238 ft ) 2017 ≈ 19231 ≈ 5 5.00 6 Resorts World Sentosa Singapore Singapore Michael Graves Genting Group 50 metres ( 160 ft ) 10 15170 4.93 7.16 7 The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas United States of America Friedmutter Group with Arquitectonica The Blackstone Group 184 metres ( 604 ft ) 52 6307 3.90 4.24 8 One World Trade Center New York City United States of America David Childs ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 541 metres ( 1,775 ft ) 104 2012 15732 3.80 3.92 9 Emirates Palace ( Hotel ) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates John Elliott Abu Dhabi Government 72.60 metres ( 238.2 ft ) 6 2005 3530 3.00 3.64 10 Palace of the Parliament Bucharest Romania Anca Petrescu Romanian Government 84 metres ( 276 ft ) 12 8220 3.00 4.43 11 Wynn Resort Las Vegas United States of America Butler / Ashworth Architects, Jerde Partnership Wynn Resorts 187 metres ( 614 ft ) 45 2005 3103 2.70 3.28 12 Venetian Macau Macau Macau Aedas Las Vegas Sands 225 metres ( 738 ft ) 39 2005 2450 2.40 2.91 13 City of Dreams ( casino ) Macau Macau Arquitectonica Melco Crown Entertainment 164 metres ( 538 ft ) 37 2009 7797 2.40 2.65 14 The New Karolinska Solna University Hospital Stockholm Sweden White Tengbom Team Stockholm County Council n.a. 12 2017 8182 2.36 2.36 15 Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide Australia Perkins & Will Government of South Australia 173 metres ( 568 ft ) 27 2017 53820 2.17 16 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan C.Y. Lee & Partners Taipei Financial Center Corporation 509 metres ( 1,670 ft ) 101 9307 1.80 2.26 17 The Palazzo Las Vegas United States of America HKS, Inc. Las Vegas Sands 196 metres ( 643 ft ) 50 2007 2788 1.80 2.06 18 Bellagio Las Vegas United States of America DeRuyter Butler and Atlandia Design Bellagio ( MGM Resorts International is the owner of the company ) 151 metres ( 495 ft ) 36 1998 3588 1.60 2.33 19 Seat of the ECB Frankfurt Germany Coop Himmelb ( l ) au European Central Bank 217 metres ( 712 ft ) 48 2013 8533 1.57 1.60222 20 Wembley Stadium London UK Foster and Partners The Football Association 133 metres ( 436 ft ) 5 2006 n.a. 1.50 1.76 21 Yankee Stadium New York City United States of America Populous New York City 61 metres ( 200 ft ) 5 2009 12230 1.50 1.66 22 Burj Khalifa Dubai United Arab Emirates Adrian Smith ( SOM ) Emaar Properties 828 metres ( 2,717 ft ) 163 4847 1.50 1.63 23 Gigafactory 1 Storey County, Nevada United States of America HOK, Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, RMH Group, Rocky Mountain Institute, Mortenson Construction, and CH2M HILL Tesla Inc. n.a n.a 2015 - 2020 9280 1.31 1.31 24 Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia César Pelli KLCC Holdings 452 metres ( 1,483 ft ) 88 1999 4051 1.16 1.65 25 Australian Parliament Canberra Australia Romaldo Giurgola Australian Government 108 metres ( 354 ft ) 15760 1.10 2.87 26 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey United States of America Francis Xavier Dumont Hard Rock International 135 metres ( 443 ft ) 42 n.a 1.10 2.00 See also List of tallest buildings in the world List of tallest hotels in the world List of largest buildings in the world History of the tallest buildings in the world List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai List of cities with most skyscrapers References Jump up ^ Wainwright, Oliver ( 23 October 2012 ). `` Mecca 's mega architecture casts shadow over hajj '' -- via The Guardian. Jump up ^ `` Suomenkin uusi ydinvoimala maksaa 8, 5 miljardia euroa ''. 13 December 2012. Jump up ^ Röbel, Sven ; Wassermann, Andreas ( 2012 - 07 - 30 ). `` BERLIN : `` Nicht mehr beherrschbar '' ``. Der Spiegel. 31. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Hauptstadtflughafen : Kosten für BER übersteigen sieben Milliarden Euro ''. Spiegel Online. 2018 - 02 - 23. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ `` The 5 Most Expensive Casinos Ever Built ''. 15 March 2012. Jump up ^ Wainwright, Oliver ( 15 November 2013 ). `` All hail the mothership : Norman Foster 's $5 bn Apple HQ revealed '' -- via The Guardian. Jump up ^ - Apple Campus 2 cost 5 billion Projects : Foster and Partners Jump up ^ `` The 5 Most Expensive Casinos Ever Built ''. 15 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` Resorts World Sentosa : Singapore Buildings - e-architect ''. 20 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Arquitectonica ''. 25 October 2010. Jump up ^ `` One World Trade Center Will Cost $3.8 Billion, Making It The Most Expensive Building In The World ''. 31 January 2012 -- via Huff Post. Jump up ^ `` The 5 Most Expensive Casinos Ever Built ''. 15 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` The 5 Most Expensive Casinos Ever Built ''. 15 March 2012. Jump up ^ http://www.aedas.com/Venetian-Macao-Resort-Hotel Jump up ^ `` Costs for new Karolinska ( in Swedish ) ''. Jump up ^ eub2. `` ECB 's new building to cost more than expected, says official -- EUbusiness.com - EU news, business and politics ''. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Parliament House, Canberra Jump up ^ Topics, Lenny Glynn ; Lenny Glynn Is A. Freelance Writer Who Specializes In Financial ( 8 April 1990 ). `` Trump 's Taj - Open at Last, With a Scary Appetite '' -- via NYTimes.com. Tallest buildings and structures Buildings Overview History Skyscraper Storey By region Africa Asia South Southeast Europe Balkans Baltic states Scandinavia Oceania South America Central America Latin America By country Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Macau Macedonia, Republic of Malaysia Malta Mexico Mongolia Morocco Netherlands Nigeria North Korea Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe By other British Empire and Commonwealth European Union Lists 100 + floors Architects Buildings by height to roof Cities with most high - rise buildings Cities with most skyscrapers Churches Eastern Orthodox Early skyscrapers Educational Future Hospitals Hotels Most expensive Residential Supertall Twin buildings Voluntarily demolished Wood Structures ( of any type ) By region Africa Europe Middle East South America former Soviet Union former Yugoslavia By country Albania Algeria Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Bulgaria Canada China Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Italy Japan Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan United Kingdom United States By other Commonwealth of Nations Lists 300 to 400 metres 400 to 500 metres Before the 20th century Bridges Chimneys Crosses Dams Freestanding Lighthouses Statues Towers Twin structures Related topics Additionally guyed tower Air traffic obstacle All buildings and structures Antenna height considerations Architectural engineering Construction Early skyscrapers Height restriction laws Oil platform Partially guyed tower Tower block Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_expensive_buildings&oldid=846003838 '' Categories : Construction records Lists of most expensive things Lists of buildings and structures Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2015 All articles needing additional references Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 June 2018, at 16 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the most expensive building in the world
Answer: Abraj Al Bait