Top 7 Most Expensive Olympic Games ever Organized

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No. 1: Beijing Games – 2008, China


Budget: $40 billion

Even though China goes on record with the most expensive Summer Olympic Games ever organized, the money this nation poured into the Games didn’t unbalance China’s economy in the slightest. The new stadiums, roads and subways not only made the Beijing Games an utter success, but they also helped improve the city’s infrastructure by leaps and bounds.

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