Cost comparisons
How much does the LHC cost? And how much does this represent in other currencies? Below we present a table showing some comparisons with the cost of other projects. Looking at the figures, you will see that the cost of the LHC can be likened to that of three skyscrapers, or two seasons of Formula 1 racing! One year's budget of a single large F1 team is comparable to the entire materials cost of the ATLAS or CMS experiments.
| CHF | € | $ | ||
| LHC | 4.6 billions | 3 billions | 4 billions | |
| Space Shuttle Endeavour (NASA) | 1.9 billion | 1.3 billion | 1.7 billion | |
| Hubble Space Telescope (cost at launch – NASA/ESA) | 1.6 billion | 1.1 billion | 1.5 billion | |
| Aircraft carrier | 2.9 billions | 2 billions | 2.7 billions | |
| Oresund bridge (8 km, Sweden/Denmark) | 5.7 billions | 4 billions | 5.3 billions |  photo by H.C. Steensen |
| Burj Khalifa skyscraper (828 m, Dubai) | 1.6 billion | 1.1 billion | 1.5 billion |  photo by Heitor C. Jorge |
| F1 budget (per season, F1 Magazine 2003) | 2.3 billions | 1.6 billion | 2.1 billions | |
| F1 big team (per season, F1 Magazine 2003) | 535 millions | 375 millions | 500 millions |  photo by Ferrari |
| Olympic games of Athens 2004 | 16 billions | 11.2 billions | 15 billions |
