My wife wondered what hosting the modern Olympics cost a nation. My GoogleFu has initially failed me, but I think I’ve found some rough estimates. If anybody can fill in the details or find better estimates, please leave me a comment.

• 2008 Beijing: $42 billion
• 2006 Turino: ?
• 2004 Athens: $15 billion
• 2002 Salt Lake City: $1.3 billion
• 2000 Sydney: $3.4 billion
• 1998 Nagano: ?
• 1996 Atlanta: $1.8 billion
• 1994 Lillehammer: ?
• 1992 Barcelona: ?
• 1992 Albertville: ?