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Top 50 Most Expensive Stadiums in the World (adjusted for inflation)
| Rank |
Stadium |
Year Built |
Location |
Aggregate Construction Cost (US Millions)* |
Capacity |
| 1 |
Meadowlands Stadium |
2010 |
New York |
1,600 |
82,566 |
| 2 |
Yankee Stadium |
2009 |
New York |
1,500 |
50,086 |
| 3 |
Olympic Stadium |
1976 |
Montreal |
1,470 |
66,308 |
| 4 |
Cowboys Stadium |
2009 |
Dallas |
1,400 |
80,000 |
| 5 |
Wembley Stadium |
2007 |
London, England |
1,350 |
90,000 |
| 6 |
Madison Square Garden |
1968 |
New York |
1,100 |
19,793 |
| 7 |
Nissan Stadium |
1999 |
Yokohama, Japan |
990 |
72,327 |
| 8 |
Stade de France |
1998 |
Saint Denis, France |
974 |
80,000 |
| 9 |
Rogers Centre |
1989 |
Toronto |
930 |
49,539 |
| 10 |
Jamsil Olympic Stadium |
1984 |
Seoul, South Korea |
923 |
69,841 |
| 11 |
Citi Field |
2009 |
New York |
900 |
41,800 |
| 12 |
ANZ Stadium |
1999 |
Sydney, Australia |
870 |
83,500 |
| 13 |
BC Place (2011) |
1983 |
Vancouver |
835 |
55,000 |
| 14 |
Soldier Field |
1923 |
Chicago |
788 |
69,000 |
| 15 |
Emirates |
2006 |
London, England |
770 |
60,355 |
| 16 |
Louisiana Superdome |
1975 |
New Orleans |
758 |
72,968 |
| 17 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
2008 |
Indianapolis |
739 |
63,000 |
| 18 |
Safeco Field |
1999 |
Seattle |
681 |
47,116 |
| 19 |
Nationals Ballpark |
2008 |
Washington |
617 |
41,888 |
| 20 |
Lincoln Financial Field |
2003 |
Philadelphia |
611 |
68,532 |
| 21 |
Paul Brown Stadium |
2000 |
Cincinnati |
584 |
65,790 |
| 22 |
Aviva Stadium |
2010 |
Dublin, Ireland |
577 |
51,700 |
| 23 |
Etihad Stadium |
2000 |
Melbourne, Australia |
577 |
53,359 |
| 24 |
Ford Field |
2002 |
Detroit |
526 |
65,000 |
| 25 |
Qwest Field |
2002 |
Seattle |
526 |
67,000 |
| 26 |
Estadio A. V. Liberti |
1938 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
525 |
65,645 |
| 27 |
Allianz Arena |
2005 |
Munich, Germany |
516 |
69,901 |
| 28 |
Miller Park |
2001 |
Milwaukee |
514 |
45,808 |
| 29 |
American Airlines Center |
2001 |
Dallas |
500 |
18,532 |
| 30 |
University of Phoenix |
2006 |
Phoenix |
499 |
63,400 |
| 31 |
Staples Center |
1999 |
L.A. |
494 |
19,079 |
| 32 |
Pepsi Center |
1999 |
Colorado |
476 |
19,155 |
| 33 |
Chase Field |
1998 |
Phoenix |
474 |
49,033 |
| 34 |
Comerica Park |
2000 |
Detroit |
463 |
45,010 |
| 35 |
Network Associates Coliseum |
1966 |
Oakland |
461 |
63,026 |
| 36 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
1854 |
Melbourne, Australia |
455 |
100,018 |
| 37 |
Invesco Field |
2001 |
Colorado |
452 |
76,125 |
| 38 |
Beijing National Stadium |
2008 |
Beijing, China |
435 |
91,000 |
| 39 |
Olympic Stadium |
1982 |
Athens, Greece |
431 |
71,030 |
| 40 |
Reliant Stadium |
2002 |
Houston |
430 |
71,500 |
| 41 |
Abuja Stadium |
2003 |
Abuja, Nigeria |
427 |
60,491 |
| 42 |
Donbass Arena |
2009 |
Donetsk, Ukraine |
420 |
51,504 |
| 43 |
AT&T Park |
2000 |
San Francisco |
417 |
41,915 |
| 44 |
Croke Park |
1913 |
Dublin, Ireland |
406 |
82,300 |
| 45 |
Santiago Bernabeu |
1947 |
Madrid, Spain |
406 |
80,354 |
| 46 |
Citizens Bank Park |
2004 |
Philadelphia |
405 |
46,528 |
| 47 |
Edward Jones Dome |
1995 |
St. Louis |
404 |
66,965 |
| 48 |
Busch Stadium |
2006 |
St. Louis |
400 |
43,975 |
| 49 |
Gillette Stadium |
2002 |
Foxborough (Boston) |
397 |
68,756 |
| 50 |
Olympiastadion |
1936 |
Berlin, Germany |
391 |
74,228 |
*Aggregate construction costs include original costs in adjusted dollars, plus where applicable, additional costs for renovations, upgrades and extensions.
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