Though its original budget was 800,000 taka (roughly 10,000 USD), the Asiatic Society eventually spent 80 million taka (roughly 1 million USD) on the project.
Meskipun anggaran aslinya adalah 800.000 taka (sekitar 10.000 USD), Asiatic Society akhirnya menghabiskan 80 juta taka (kira-kira 1 juta USD) untuk proyek ensiklopedia tersebut.