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Sochi Olympics Will Cost More Than Every Other Winter Olympics Combined
Sochi’s estimated $51 billion price tag is $10 billion higher than the next most-expensive Games, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On a per event basis, Sochi will spend five times more than the Chinese did in 2008. Take Summer Games out of the equation, and Sochi looks even worse: according to research from a Dutch newspaper, Sochi’s cost will total more than every previous Winter Olympics combined
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Is inflation included in these numbers?