The amount of cars in the world just keeps growing and growing with every day that goes by and thus the need for parking spaces is always a problem, especially in towns that have an older infrastructure. In large cities you often have to spend more time finding a parking spot than actually driving, and since the population continues to grow and housing becomes more crowded, people need more room for their cars.
That’s exactly why the prices for decent parking spots are always on the rise, so today we’ll take a look where are the most expensive parking spots throughout the globe.
10. Trafalgar Square in London
With a massive population of over 8.3 million and always filled with tourists, London is one of the world’s busiest cities. It’s no wonder there’s a constant demand for more station spots in the city and the CNN estimated in a report that the average expense for parking stations in London is of $1,084.
Around the Trafalgar Square through the price for parking is a cool $62.25 per day, so if you were to leave your car there for a whole year you will have to pay $22,700, which is more than you have to pay for a brand new car.
9. O’Hare International Airport in Chicago
Airports are usually very busy and when you leave your car in the parking area it will probably stay there for at least several days. Chicago’s main airport, the O’Hare International Airport, is one of the world’s busiest airports, if you count the number of takeoffs and landings and with such an incredible amount of traffic, it’s no wonder that the cost for parking here is going to be pretty expensive.
Yet the price they ask would reach $105,761 per year, so instead of leaving your car here you might as well sell it to the first person you see and buy a new one when you return.
8. GM Building in New York
Nestled in the heart of Manhattan, on Fifth Avenue, the General Motors Building is one of the most recognized and expensive office buildings in the entire New York. The 50-story tower, designed by Edward Durell Stone & Associates is a nowadays a landmark of the Big Apple, that’s why the structure is constantly overwhelmed by tourists.
And when it comes to park your car here, the building’s offer is quite limited since it was built back in 1968 when the car count was a significantly lower. Leaving your car at the GM Building for a whole year will set you back $316,800.
7. Hong Kong
The largest business hub in the world and also one of the planet’s most populated places is a city where land is very, very limited. The dense infrastructure and modern architecture make it one of the most vertical cities on the planet and the public transportation system is one of the best in the world, developed to cover 90% of the population.
Traveling through the city by car though, is quite a different matter due to the agitation, yet there are plenty of parking spots throughout each region and neighborhood. The price to park in the city is around $9,000 and over a period of a year it can reach even $640,000, so public transport might prove to be a smarter choice if you live here.
6. Barclays Center in New York
Built on a platform above the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Brooklyn, the stunning Barclays Center is actually part of a modern business and residential complex known as Pacific Park. People come here to watch the Brooklyn Nets or the New York Islanders play, but there are also many concerts and other events being held here which is why this place is crowded most of the time.
The parking owner here is apparently Jay-Z who made large investments in the arena and afterwards purchased the parking areas, charging the persons who want to leave their car here almost one million dollars a year.
5. 66 East 11th Street in New York
As you’ve probably seen by now, the world’s most expensive parking spots are usually in large cities and New York has three entries in this list, the priciest of them being in the heart of Greenwich Village, a charming neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan.
66 East Eleventh Street is one of the most luxurious and posh addresses in the entire New York, where you can find a breathtaking condominium building and some of the most beautiful properties in town. But parking is very, very expensive here, and if you’d count for the year, it will cost you $1 million to park your car here.
4. The Moon
Yes, we know this list is actually focused on the world’s most expensive parking spots, but we can’t ignore the Moon, right? Earth’s natural satellite has been first reached by people during the Apollo program that was estimated to have cost $132 billion, but today the costs of transportation to the Moon are much cheaper.
If someone would have the resources and dare to build a parking lot right on the Moon the costs to get a vehicle there are estimated to be around three million which is still considerably less than our top three entries.
3. Hotel Ritz in Paris
The French capital is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world and they certainly know a thing or two about luxury and exclusivity.
One of the most glamorous hotels in the city is the Ritz and parking your car here is actually free if you own a room, but a room at the hotel will set you back $22,000 a night and over the period of a year that would amount to $7.9 million.
2. Hamilton Scotts in Singapore
The island city-state of Singapore is also one of the world’s busiest places, with a population of over 5 million people that’s growing day by day. Add in the massive number of tourists that comes to Singapore every year and you can easily imagine why parking is always a problem in this electrifying city.
Reignwood Hamilton Scotts is an incredible luxurious development in the heart of Singapore, which offers an interesting solution to the city’s parking problem. The penthouse of this 30 story building has a “sky garage” that allows homeowners to park their cars next to the living room. If that sounds amazing, you should know the penthouse and its sky garage will cost you $24 million.
1. USS Ronald Reagan
The renowned nuclear-powered super carrier is owned by the US Navy but if you have the money you can probably bring your car along for a ride, since there is plenty of space on the ship.
The only thing you have to do is buy the entire battleship first and, leaving all legal and military issues aside, this will cost somewhere around $4.5 billion. On the bright side, though, there is sufficient room for all your cars and your friends’ vehicles on it.
