Which is bigger, Burj Khalifa or Empire State Building?

Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Empire State Building on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do Burj Khalifas and Empire State Buildings compare on typical cost?

Burj Khalifa: 1,500,000,000 $. Empire State Building: 40,950,000 $. Burj Khalifa is 37× Empire State Building on typical cost.

How do Burj Khalifas and Empire State Buildings compare on area?

Burj Khalifa: 309,500 m². Empire State Building: 257,200 m². Burj Khalifa is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.2×.

Burj Khalifa vs Empire State Building

Burj Khalifa is larger on height

Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Empire State Building on height.

Burj Khalifa and Empire State Building can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
	Burj Khalifa	Empire State Building
Height	585.4–829.8 m	381–443.2 m
Typical cost	1,500,000,000 $	40,950,000 $
Area	309,500 m²	257,200 m²

What the numbers say

Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Empire State Building on height.
Burj Khalifa is 37× Empire State Building on typical cost.
Burj Khalifa is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.2×.

Height compared.

Burj Khalifa 585.4–829.8 m

Empire State Building 381–443.2 m

Burj Khalifa

The tallest building and tallest free-standing structure in the world, completed in Dubai in 2010.

Empire State Building

A 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper in Manhattan, the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1970.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, Burj Khalifa or Empire State Building?: Burj Khalifa is 1.9× Empire State Building on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Burj Khalifas and Empire State Buildings compare on typical cost?: Burj Khalifa: 1,500,000,000 $. Empire State Building: 40,950,000 $. Burj Khalifa is 37× Empire State Building on typical cost.
How do Burj Khalifas and Empire State Buildings compare on area?: Burj Khalifa: 309,500 m². Empire State Building: 257,200 m². Burj Khalifa is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.2×.

Sources

Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked