2026 Global Construction Costs Database

Description

This publication provides “current” detailed information on construction costs specific to 101 countries.
The information contained in this valuable reference source includes the following:
• Labor Rates
• Material Costs
• Construction Practices
• Square Feet/Meter Unit Costs
• Engineering/Architectural Rates • Import Duties
• Location Factors
• Transport Costs
• Exchange Rates
• Local Taxes … and more
The 2025 cost data is appropriate to all types of commercial / industrial construction projects: such: Shopping Centers, Airports, Apartments, Hi- Rise Buildings, Food & Beverage Production, Hotels, Resorts, Manufacturing Factories, Offices, Civil Projects, Pharmaceutical Research & Development and Warehouses / Logistics Facilities. This unique and wide-ranging cost estimating tool / database is a “go to tool” and resource for all Estimators, Tender / Proposal Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Cost Engineers, Construction Managers, Planners, Field Engineers, Project Managers & Construction Professionals, it allows them the capability to quickly estimate or check pricing from various vendors & sub-contractors.

Table of Contents

2026 GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS DATABASE
1.1 Introduction to Global Construction
1.2 Benchmarks: Oil & Gas
1.3 Benchmarks: Pharma
1.4 Benchmarks: Manufacturing, Food / Consumer Products
1.5 Benchmarks: Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrastructure
1.6 Benchmarks: General Construction
1.7 Benchmark: Power Plants
1.8 Benchmarks: Chemical Manufacturing
1.9 Benchmark: Mines & Quarries
1.10 Benchmark: Miscellaneous
2.1 General Notes on Country Data
2.2 Afghanistan
2.3 Albania
2.4 Algeria
2.5 Angola
2.6 Argentina
2.7 Armenia
2.8 Australia
2.9 Austria
2.10 Azerbaijan
2.11 Bahrain
2.12 Bangladesh
2.13 Belarus
2.14 Belgium
2.15 Belize
2.16 Benin
2.17 Bolivia
2.18 Bosnia
2.19 Brazil
2.20 Bulgaria
2.21 Burkina Faso
2.22 Cambodia
2.23 Canada
2.24 Chad
2.25 Chile
2.26 China
2.27 Colombia
2.28 Costa Rica
2.29 Croatia
2.30 Cyprus
2.31 Czech Republic
2.32 Denmark
2.33 Ecuador
2.34 Egypt
2.35 El Salvador
2.36 Ethiopia
2.37 Equatorial Guinea
2.38 Estonia
2.39 Finland
2.40 France
2.41 Georgia
2.42 Germany
2.43 Ghana
2.44 Greece
2.45 Guinea
2.46 Hong Kong
2.47 Hungary
2.48 India
2.49 Indonesia
2.50 Iraq
2.51 Ireland
2.52 Israel
2.53 Italy
2.54 Japan
2.55 Jordan
2.56 Kazakhstan
2.57 Kenya
2.58 Kuwait
2.59 Kyrgyzstan
2.60 Laos
2.61 Latvia
2.62 Lebanon
2.63 Liberia
2.64 Lithuania
2.65 Madagascar
2.66 Malaysia
2.67 Mexico
2.68 Mongolia
2.69 Morocco
2.70 The Netherlands
2.71 New Zealand
2.72 Nigeria
2.73 Norway
2.74 Oman
2.75 Pakistan
2.76 Panama
2.77 Peru
2.78 Philippines
2.79 Poland
2.80 Portugal
2.81 Qatar
2.82 Romania
2.83 Russia
2.84 Saudi Arabia
2.85 Serbia
2.86 Singapore
2.87 South Africa
2.88 South Korea
2.89 Spain
2.90 Sri Lanka
2.91 Sweden
2.92 Switzerland
2.93 Taiwan
2.94 Tajikistan
2.95 Tanzania
2.96 Thailand
2.97 Trinidad
2.98 Tunisia
2.99 Turkey
2.100 United Arab Emirates
2.101 Uganda
2.102 United Kingdom
2.103 Ukraine
2.104 Uruguay
2.105 United States
2.106 Uzbekistan
2.107 Venezuela
2.108 Vietnam
3.1 Miscellaneous Asia 2026 Cost Data
3.2 International Office Rental Rates
4.1 Miscellaneous International Construction Data
4.2 Information / Data Gathering
4.3 Staffing Overseas Construction Projects
4.4 International Estimating and bidding activities
4.5 Tariffs / VAT / Import Duties / Transportation Costs / Inflation
4.6 International Contracts
4.7 Metric Considerations
4.8 USA Information Sources