Which is bigger, Empire State Building or Shanghai Tower?

Shanghai Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do Empire State Buildings and Shanghai Towers compare on typical cost?

Empire State Building: 40,950,000 $. Shanghai Tower: 2,400,000,000 $. Shanghai Tower is 59× Empire State Building on typical cost.

How do Empire State Buildings and Shanghai Towers compare on area?

Empire State Building: 257,200 m². Shanghai Tower: 380,000 m². Shanghai Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.5×.

Empire State Building vs Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is larger on height

Shanghai Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.4×.

Empire State Building and Shanghai Tower 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.
	Empire State Building	Shanghai Tower
Height	381–443.2 m	587.4–632 m
Typical cost	40,950,000 $	2,400,000,000 $
Area	257,200 m²	380,000 m²

What the numbers say

Shanghai Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.4×.
Shanghai Tower is 59× Empire State Building on typical cost.
Shanghai Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on area — about 1.5×.

Height compared.

Shanghai Tower 587.4–632 m

Empire State Building 381–443.2 m