Russia plans to spend $3.6 billion on World Cup stadiums alone.
They're building eight stadiums from scratch, including one in Nizhny Novgorod.
However, construction hasn't gone beyond excavation and concrete work.
Russia plans to spend $301 million on the stadium.
Cosmos Arena is also in the early stages of construction in Samara.
Construction will cost nearly $243 million.
Levberdon Arena recently began construction in Rostov-on-Don.
Estimated cost is $358 million.
St. Petersburg's Gazprom Arena is in its 10th year of construction.
Initial costs have risen from its original estimates to an astronomical $618 million.
Mordovia Arena in Saransk has been under construction since 2011 and will cost $289 million.
The Kazan Arena first began construction in 2010.
Construction finished in 2013, and total costs were believed to be nearly $440 million.
Its facilities include extravagant bathrooms.
As well as changing rooms for players.
Other stadiums that have already been built still need to be renovated.
Such as the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, the main venue for the 2014 Olympics.
Russia will spend $62 million in order to renovate it to abide by FIFA regulations.
The old Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow will cost $390 million in renovations.
After an $82 million reconstruction in 2011, Yekaterinburg Central Stadium is undergoing a $269 million transformation.
The new Otkrytie Arena in Moscow is one of the handful of stadiums that is currently ready to be used.
Construction finished in 2014 and cost $257 million.
Despite setbacks, completion dates for all stadiums and facilities is 2017 at the latest.
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