How much is the Taj Mahal worth?

There is no standard way to value historical monuments, but I will still try. Method 1: Inflation-Adjusted Value Taj Mahal was built from 1632-1653. Let's take 1640 as the mid point. Cost at time of construction was INR 32000000. read more

So that means the Taj Mahal cost 678,800,000 of today's British pounds. [2] Converting the same to $ at $1.5 per £1, the value of the Taj Mahal comes to $1,018,200,000 (i.e. a little over $1 billion). But wait, over the years huge costs have been incurred for the beautification and maintenance of the Taj Mahal. read more

That means the Taj Mahal cost 4.8 million British pounds in 1640. Using an inflation calculator for the British pound, I determined that a British pound in 1640 is worth 141 British pounds today. So that means the Taj Mahal cost 678,800,000 of today's British pounds. read more

The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, which in 2015 would be approximately 52.8 billion rupees (U.S. $827 million). read more