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title: "How much does a nuclear submarine cost?"
description: "A nuclear submarine costs 2,000,000,000 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/nuclear-submarine/
site: "At One Place"
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# How much does a nuclear submarine cost?

**Typical cost: 2,000,000,000 $**

A US Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, which can stay submerged for months.

> Per boat in 1997 dollars.

## How that compares

*Nuclear submarine against things of a similar money.*

- Hubble Space Telescope: 4,700,000,000 $
- One World Trade Center: 3,900,000,000 $
- Shanghai Tower: 2,400,000,000 $
- Nuclear submarine: 2,000,000,000 $
- Cruise ship: 2,000,000,000 $
- Space Shuttle: 1,600,000,000 $
- Burj Khalifa: 1,500,000,000 $
- Saturn V: 1,230,000,000 $

## How to read this figure

This is a typical purchase price, not a quote. Actual prices move with specification, brand and where you buy.

> Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.

## More about a nuclear submarine

- [How much does a nuclear submarine weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/nuclear-submarine/) — 16,760–18,750 t
- [Nuclear submarine vs RMS Titanic](https://atoneplace.net/vs/nuclear-submarine-vs-titanic/) — Side by side
- [Nuclear submarine vs Aircraft carrier](https://atoneplace.net/vs/aircraft-carrier-vs-nuclear-submarine/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a nuclear submarine cost?

A nuclear submarine costs 2,000,000,000 $. Per boat in 1997 dollars.

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- [Nuclear submarine vs Aircraft carrier](https://atoneplace.net/vs/aircraft-carrier-vs-nuclear-submarine/)

## Sources

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