https://vision2030.ai/tags/cost-analysis/Recent content in Cost-Analysis on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/analysis/the-line-cost-per-kilometre/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/analysis/the-line-cost-per-kilometre/<h2 id="the-line-neom-50b-spent-24km-built-88t-to-complete">The Line NEOM: $50B Spent, 2.4km Built, $8.8T to Complete</h2> <p>The Line NEOM cost case rests on three numbers: more than $50 billion spent, 2.4 kilometres of foundation work built, and an internal audit projecting $8.8 trillion and 2080 to complete the original 170-kilometre city. That equals $20.8 billion per kilometre of foundation trench, recasting <a href="https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/neom/">NEOM</a> and <a href="https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/the-line/">The Line</a> from an urban-design promise into a delivery and capital-allocation test.</p> <p>The number is not an approximation. It is $50 billion divided by 2.4 kilometres. It is the cost of what exists. It is the most expensive per-kilometre construction cost in the history of human infrastructure — exceeding the Channel Tunnel ($13.6 billion for 50.5 kilometres, or $269 million per kilometre at current values), the Three Gorges Dam ($37 billion for a 2.3-kilometre dam, or $16 billion per kilometre), and Dubai&rsquo;s Palm Jumeirah ($12 billion for the full artificial island). The Line costs more per kilometre than any of these projects cost in total.</p>