The source adds the following: "To produce our data centre construction cost index for 2025, data centre benchmarking cost data was captured from more than 300 live or recent projects in more than 20 countries. All costs are converted into US dollars. To supplement our construction cost data, we also conducted an online poll of over 280 experts working across the data centre industry. Construction cost data is captured under the following key capital cost headings: shell and core, architectural fit-out and finishes, mechanical and electrical fit-out, general contractor preliminaries, general contractor margin, general contractor contingency, and mechanical and electrical equipment. All costs are converted into USD using the average foreign exchange rate between 1 Oct 2024 and 1 Oct 2025."
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Global data center markets ranked by cost of construction per watt 2025
In 2025, Tokyo was ranked as the most expensive market worldwide for data center construction. The cost per watt in the Japanese capital was reported at *U.S. dollars, ahead of Singapore at  U.S. dollars. A range of local factors such as land prices, labor availability, and power costs can heavily impact data center construction pricing.
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