# Construction Costs

> Order-of-magnitude construction cost benchmarks for architects and building designers — cost per square foot by building type and city, plus location cost factors.

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Early-stage cost benchmarks help architects and building designers sanity-check feasibility, brief clients, and scope schematic design before a quantity surveyor is engaged. The figures below are order-of-magnitude ranges for programming and schematic design only — never a substitute for a detailed estimate. Costs are driven by building type, quality tier, and location; use the location cost factor pages to adjust a national baseline to a specific metro.

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## By country

- [Construction Costs: Australia (179 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/australia.md)
- [Construction Costs: Canada (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/canada.md)
- [Construction Costs: Hong Kong (178 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/hong-kong.md)
- [Construction Costs: India (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/india.md)
- [Construction Costs: Ireland (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/ireland.md)
- [Construction Costs: Kenya (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/kenya.md)
- [Construction Costs: Malaysia (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/malaysia.md)
- [Construction Costs: New Zealand (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/new-zealand.md)
- [Construction Costs: Nigeria (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/nigeria.md)
- [Construction Costs: Philippines (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/philippines.md)
- [Construction Costs: Singapore (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/singapore.md)
- [Construction Costs: South Africa (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/south-africa.md)
- [Construction Costs: United Arab Emirates (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/united-arab-emirates.md)
- [Construction Costs: United Kingdom (180 pages)](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/united-kingdom.md)

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