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The most expensive megaprojects from Russia in our catalogue
The 26 most expensive of 26 built and under-construction megaprojects in Russia in the BudgetGuessr catalogue, ranked by documented cost in US dollars.
Ranking
- 1
Yamal LNG development
2017 · Energy$26.9 billion$26.9 billionApproved budget - 2
Sakhalin-II multi-phase development
2009 · Energy$22 billion$22 billionReported project cost - 3
Arctic LNG 2 development
Energy$21.3 billion$21.3 billionApproved budget - 4
Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway
2024 · Railway$19.32 billionUnder constructionEstimate$19.32 billionUnder constructionEstimateRUB 1788 billion · Published project estimate - 5
Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line
2023 · Railway$9.14 billion$9.14 billionRUB 778 billion · Reported project cost - 6
Adler–Krasnaya Polyana combined road and railway
2013 · Railway$8.54 billion$8.54 billionRUB 272 billion · Final project cost - 7
Crimean Bridge
2018 · Bridge$3.64 billion$3.64 billionRUB 228 billion · Reported project cost - 8
Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant
2008 · Energy$2.82 billionEstimate$2.82 billionEstimateRUB 70 billion · Published project estimate - 9
Lakhta Centre
2018 · Skyscraper$2.47 billion$2.47 billionRUB 155 billion · Reported project cost - 10
Chukotka
2019 · Energy$1.54 billionUnder construction$1.54 billionUnder constructionRUB 100 billion · Contract value - 11
Lena Bridge
2023 · Bridge$1.43 billionUnder construction$1.43 billionUnder constructionRUB 122 billion · Approved budget - 12
Russky Bridge
2012 · Bridge$1.04 billion$1.04 billionRUB 32.2 billion · Contract value - 13
Mercury City Tower
2013 · Skyscraper$1 billion$1 billionReported project cost - 14
Neva Towers
2016 · Skyscraper$1 billionEstimate$1 billionEstimatePublished project estimate - 15
Krestovsky Stadium
2017 · Stadium$718.07 million$718.07 millionRUB 45 billion · Reported project cost - 16
SKA Arena
2023 · Stadium$704.54 million$704.54 millionRUB 60 billion · Reported project cost - 17
Saint Petersburg — Line 3 — Line 3 extension
2018 · Railway$480.31 million$480.31 millionRUB 30.1 billion · Reported project cost - 18
Ak Bars Arena
2013 · Stadium$452.3 million$452.3 millionRUB 14.4 billion · Final project cost - 19
Krasnodar Stadium
2017 · Stadium$428.5 million$428.5 millionRUB 25 billion · Reported project cost - 20
VEB Arena
2016 · Stadium$350 million$350 millionReported project cost - 21
Rostov Arena
2018 · Stadium$316.59 million$316.59 millionRUB 19.84 billion · Reported project cost - 22
Bolshoy Ice Dome
2013 · Stadium$302 million$302 millionReported project cost - 23
Imperia Tower
2011 · Skyscraper$300 million$300 millionReported project cost - 24
Rostec Arena
2018 · Stadium$283.24 million$283.24 millionRUB 17.75 billion · Reported project cost - 25
Vysotsky
2011 · Skyscraper$150 million$150 millionReported project cost - 26
Sports palace Jekaterinburg
2003 · Stadium$16.4 million$16.4 million€14.5 million · Reported project cost
How this ranking works
This is a curated catalogue, not an exhaustive list of every megaproject. Projects are ordered by their recorded US-dollar equivalent; each detail page shows the source amount and any currency conversion. Figures are not adjusted for inflation, and construction bills, estimates, and programme costs can have different scopes. Unbuilt proposals and cancelled projects are excluded.
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