What was the cost of building the Taj Mahal?

The Taj Mahal is known to have cost 32 million rupees to be built back in the 17th century. Based on inflation and exchange rates, the equivalent of that amount in today's time is supposed to be in excess of $1 billion. Of course the cost of building the Taj is only just that - cost of building. read more

The total cost of the Taj Mahal's construction was about 50 million rupees. At that time, 1 gram of gold was sold for about 1.4 rupees. Based on the October 2005 gold price that would translate to more than 500 million US$. read more

The Taj Mahal is known to have cost 32 million rupees to be built back in the 17th century. Based on inflation and exchange rates, the equivalent of that amount in today's time is supposed to be in excess of $1 billion. Of course the cost of building the Taj is only just that - cost of building. read more