In a comparison of selected cities worldwide, New York had the highest costs for the construction of a multi-unit high-rise building in 2021. That year, such a project cost on average 4,950 U.S. dollars per square meter in New York, but just 482 U.S. dollars per square meter in Kuala Lumpur. Sydney, London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles were also among the most expensive cities to construct.
Average multi-unit high-rise building costs worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021, by select city (in U.S. dollars per square meter)
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AECOM. (September 16, 2022). Average multi-unit high-rise building costs worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021, by select city (in U.S. dollars per square meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/756771/global-multi-unit-high-rise-building-costs-in-cities/
AECOM. "Average multi-unit high-rise building costs worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021, by select city (in U.S. dollars per square meter)." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756771/global-multi-unit-high-rise-building-costs-in-cities/
AECOM. (2022). Average multi-unit high-rise building costs worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021, by select city (in U.S. dollars per square meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756771/global-multi-unit-high-rise-building-costs-in-cities/
AECOM. "Average Multi-unit High-rise Building Costs Worldwide as of 3rd Quarter 2021, by Select City (in U.S. Dollars per Square Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756771/global-multi-unit-high-rise-building-costs-in-cities/
AECOM, Average multi-unit high-rise building costs worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021, by select city (in U.S. dollars per square meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756771/global-multi-unit-high-rise-building-costs-in-cities/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Average multi-unit high-rise building costs worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2021, by select city (in U.S. dollars per square meter) [Graph], AECOM, September 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/756771/global-multi-unit-high-rise-building-costs-in-cities/