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Tropico 7

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Tropico 7 building costs, worker requirements, maintenance, and base quality for Housing, Industrial, Farms, Tourism, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Government, and Human Services.

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Tropico 7 building costs, worker requirements, maintenance, and base quality for Housing, Industrial, Farms, Tourism, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Government, and Human Services.

Housing:

  • Shack: Free*, Holds 1, Base Quality 5, Maintenance Free, Electricity 0
  • Country House: Cost 500, Holds 1, Base Quality 50, Maintenance 1, Electricity 0
  • House: Cost 1000, Holds 1, Base Quality 70, Maintenance 3, Electricity 0
  • Luxury House: Cost 2000, Holds 1, Base Quality 95, Maintenance 6, Electricity 2
  • Tenement: Cost 4000, Holds 12, Base Quality 35, Maintenance 13, Electricity 0
  • Apartment Complex: Cost 5000, Holds 6, Base Quality 60, Maintenance 16, Electricity 0
  • Bunkhouse: Cost 350, Holds 2, Base Quality 25, Maintenance 1, Electricity 0

*Shacks are built by people with no place else to live.

Industrial:

  • Lumber Mill: Cost 5000, Workers 6, Maintenance 16
  • Cannery: Cost 15000, Workers 8, Maintenance 50
  • Cigar Factory: Cost 10000, Workers 8, Maintenance 33
  • Jewelry Factory: Cost 13000, Workers 6, Maintenance 43
  • Rum Distillery: Cost 22000, Workers 12, Maintenance 73

Farms and Mines:

  • Farm: Cost 1000, Workers 4, Maintenance 3
  • Ranch: Cost 750, Workers 2, Maintenance 2
  • Fishing Wharf: Cost 3000, Workers 4, Maintenance 10
  • Logging Camp: Cost 1000, Workers 8, Maintenance 5
  • Mine: Cost 3000, Workers 5, Maintenance 10

Tourism:

  • Bungalow: Cost 400, Holds 1, Workers 1, Base Quality 7, Maintenance 1, Electricity 0
  • Cheap Hotel: Cost 4000, Holds 10, Workers 2, Base Quality 30, Maintenance 10, Electricity 0
  • Hotel: Cost 5000, Holds 12, Workers 3, Base Quality 50, Maintenance 16, Electricity 0
  • Luxury Hotel: Cost 10000, Holds 12, Workers 6, Base Quality 70, Maintenance 40, Electricity 15
  • Pool: Cost 4000, Holds 16, Workers 2, Base Quality 60, Maintenance 13, Electricity 0
  • Beach Site: Cost 500, Holds 10, Workers 1, Base Quality 50, Maintenance 1, Electricity 0
  • Spa: Cost 5000, Holds 9, Workers 3, Base Quality 90, Maintenance 16, Electricity 0
  • Scenic Outlook: Cost 1000, Holds 6, Workers 1, Base Quality 50, Maintenance 3, Electricity 0
  • Arch. Site: Cost 2000, Holds 10, Workers 2, Base Quality 70, Maintenance 0, Electricity 0
  • Souvenir Shop: Cost 1250, Holds 10, Workers 2, Base Quality 35, Maintenance 4, Electricity 0

Entertainment:

  • Pub: Cost 800, Holds 8, Workers 2, Base Quality 35, Maintenance 2, Electricity 0
  • Restaurant: Cost 2000, Holds 10, Workers 2, Base Quality 40, Maintenance 4, Electricity 0
  • Cabaret: Cost 4000, Holds 9, Workers 3, Base Quality 60, Maintenance 13, Electricity 0
  • Nightclub: Cost 4000, Holds 16, Workers 4, Base Quality 70, Maintenance 13, Electricity 8
  • Gourmet Restaurant: Cost 3000, Holds 12, Workers 6, Base Quality 80, Maintenance 7, Electricity 5
  • Sports Complex: Cost 25000, Holds 24, Workers 6, Base Quality 60, Maintenance 83, Electricity 20
  • Casino: Cost 10000, Holds 24, Workers 4, Base Quality 55, Maintenance 33, Electricity 25

Infrastructure:

  • Dock: Cost 2000, Workers 5, Maintenance 6, Electricity 0
  • Airport: Cost 16000, Workers 2, Maintenance 50, Electricity 0
  • Teamster Office: Cost 2000, Workers 8, Maintenance 6, Electricity 0
  • Construction Office: Cost 1000, Workers 8, Maintenance 3, Electricity 0
  • Electric Plant: Cost 17000, Workers 6, Maintenance 56, Electricity 100*
  • Substation: Cost 2000, Workers 0, Maintenance 6, Electricity 0*
  • Bank: Cost 8000, Workers 5, Maintenance 26, Electricity 0

*Electric Plants ADD 100 MW, rather than using it. Substations draw no power themselves, but spread the electrical grid out so more buildings can use it.

Government:

  • Palace: Free*, Workers 4, Maintenance 16, Electricity 0
  • Diplomatic Ministry: Cost 5000, Workers 3, Maintenance 16, Electricity 0
  • Police Station: Cost 2000, Workers 6, Maintenance 6, Electricity 0
  • Prison: Cost 3000, Workers 2, Maintenance 10, Electricity 0
  • Guard Station: Cost 1000, Workers 3, Maintenance 5, Electricity 0
  • Armory: Cost 3000, Workers 3, Maintenance 10, Electricity 0
  • Immigration Office: Cost 2500, Workers 2, Maintenance 8, Electricity 0
  • Newspaper: Cost 5000, Workers 3, Maintenance 23, Electricity 0
  • Radio Station: Cost 10000, Workers 2, Maintenance 33, Electricity 10
  • TV Station: Cost 15000, Workers 3, Maintenance 50, Electricity 15

*Your palace, of course, comes pre-built.

Human Services:

  • Health Clinic: Cost 3000, Holds 8, Workers 2, Base Quality 50, Maintenance 10, Electricity 0
  • Hospital: Cost 12000, Holds 12, Workers 4, Base Quality 90, Maintenance 40, Electricity 15
  • Church: Cost 6000, Holds 12, Workers 4, Base Quality (incomplete in source)

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