For articles of the same name in other Tropico games, see Buildings.
This is a list of all available buildings in Tropico 5, in the order in which they appear in the in-game build menu. The columns are as follows:
- Name
- The name of the building.
- Era
- The era in which the building first becomes available.
- Research
- Any additional research required to build the building.
- Cost
- The cost of the building when using medium economic difficulty.
- Power
- How many units of power the building produces at 100 effectiveness (positive) or requires to function (negative).
- Jobs
- The maximum number of workers who can work at the building.
- Education
- The level of education those workers must possess.
- Families
- For residential buildings, the default number of families which can live in the building.
- Wealth
- For residential buildings, the default family wealth level required to live in the building.
- Size
- The dimensions of the building in grid squares. The dimension of the edge containing the access road, or the front of the building, appears first.
Infrastructure[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dock | Colonial Era | $3,500 | 4 | Illiterate | 6 x 10 | ||
Teamsters Office | Colonial Era | $4,000 | 8 | Illiterate | 2 x 3 | ||
Construction Office | Colonial Era | $1,600 | 8 | Illiterate | 3 x 2 | ||
Power Plant | World Wars | Electricity | $12,000 | 400 | 6 | College | 4 x 6 |
Electric Substation | World Wars | Electricity | $2,000 | -10 | 1 x 1 | ||
Parking Lot | World Wars | $2,500 | 2 | Illiterate | 1 x 3 | ||
Nuclear Power Plant | Cold War | The Peaceful Atom | $25,000 | 2000 | 8 | College | 8 x 6 |
Metro Station | Modern Times | $7,500 | -30 | 1 x 1 | |||
Geothermal Plant | Modern Times | $15,000 | 400 | 8 | College | 4 x 3 | |
Wind Farm[fn 1] | Modern Times | $6,000 | 50 | 4 x 4 |
Raw Resources[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plantation | Colonial Era | $2,000 | 8 | Illiterate | 7 x 10 | ||
Ranch | Colonial Era | $800 | 4 | Illiterate | 4 x 4 | ||
Mine | Colonial Era | The Shovel | $2,500 | 5 | Illiterate | 5 x 4 | |
Wharf | Colonial Era | $1,200 | 4 | Illiterate | 5 x 5 | ||
Logging Camp | Colonial Era | $800 | 6 | Illiterate | 3 x 2 | ||
Oil Well | Cold War | Oil | $6,000 | 4 | High School | 2 x 2 | |
Hydroponic Farm | Modern Times | Waterworks | $6,000 | 6 | High School | 3 x 5 | |
Factory Farm | Cold War | $4,000 | 4 | Illiterate | 4 x 4 | ||
Automated Mine | Cold War | $9,000 | 3 | Illiterate | 5 x 4 | ||
Oil Refinery | Cold War | Oil | $14,300 | -30 | 6 | College | 3 x 9 |
Industry (Goods)[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lumber Mill | Colonial Era | Planks | $7,500 | 8 | Illiterate | 4 x 3 | |
Textile Mill | World Wars | $13,200 | 12 | High School | 5 x 3 | ||
Steel Mill | World Wars | Steel | $9,700 | 8 | High School | 4 x 2 | |
Cannery | World Wars | $9,300 | -90 | 10 | High School | 3 x 3 | |
Furniture Factory | Cold War | $14,000 | -50 | 6 | High School | 2 x 3 | |
Pharmaceutical Company | Cold War | $20,000 | -200 | 6 | College | 5 x 2 | |
Fashion Company | Modern Times | Inferiority Complex | $23,000 | -60 | 10 | College | 2 x 4 |
Creamery[fn 2] | Colonial Era | $5,500 | 4 | High School | 4 x 4 |
Industry (Luxury Goods)[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cigar Factory | World Wars | $12,000 | 14 | High School | 3 x 5 | ||
Rum Distillery | World Wars | $16,500 | 8 | High School | 4 x 2 | ||
Jewelry Workshop | World Wars | Shiny | $9,000 | -50 | 4 | College | 3 x 2 |
Vehicle Factory | Cold War | The Wheel | $25,000 | -110 | 10 | High School | 6 x 3 |
Chocolate Factory | Modern Times | $18,000 | -60 | 8 | High School | 5 x 3 | |
Electronics Factory | Modern Times | $19,999 | -220 | 8 | College | 3 x 4 |
Residential[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Families | Wealth | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shack[fn 3] | Colonial Era | 2 | Broke | 1 x 1 | |||
Country House | Colonial Era | $1,500 | 4 | Poor | 2 x 1 | ||
House | World Wars | $3,000 | 4 | Well-off | 2 x 1 | ||
Mansion | Colonial Era | $4,000 | 4 | Rich | 3 x 2 | ||
Tenement | World Wars | $3,000 | 12 | Poor | 3 x 2 | ||
Apartment | Cold War | $6,000 | 10 | Well-off | 3 x 2 | ||
Modern Apartment | Modern Times | Inferiority Complex | $15,000 | -20 | 16 | Rich | 3 x 2 |
Entertainment & Environment[]
Name | Era | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tavern | Colonial Era | $700 | 3 | Illiterate | 3 x 1 | |
Restaurant | World Wars | $1,200 | 6 | Illiterate | 2 x 2 | |
National Park | Cold War | $2,900 | 9 x 10 | |||
Beach Site | Cold War | $1,500 | 2 | Illiterate | 3 x 5 | |
Circus | Cold War | $7,000 | 8 | Illiterate | 5 x 3 | |
Cineplex | Modern Times | $25,000 | -250 | 6 | High School | 5 x 6 |
Fast Food Joint[fn 4] | Modern Times | $3,000 | -20 | 4 | Illiterate | 2 x 2 |
Waste Treatment Plant | Cold War | $9,200 | -40 | 7 | Illiterate | 4 x 4 |
Small Garden | Colonial Era | $200 | 1 x 1 / 1 x 2 | |||
Large Garden | Colonial Era | $500 | 2 x 2 / 2 x 3 / 2 x 4 / 3 x 3 |
Luxury Entertainment[]
Name | Era | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opera House | Colonial Era | $3,500 | 3 | College | 3 x 4 | |
Casino | World Wars | $5,400 | -50 | 4 | High School | 4 x 2 |
Cabaret | World Wars | $6,000 | 8 | Illiterate | 3 x 2 | |
Ancient Ruins | World Wars | $7,500 | 4 | High School | 5 x 5 | |
Museum | Cold War | $8,000 | 4 | College | 5 x 3 | |
Night Club | Modern Times | $12,000 | -30 | 4 | Illiterate | 3 x 3 |
Stadium | Modern Times | $35,000 | -80 | 16 | Illiterate | 5 x 9 |
Hang Gliding Club | Cold War | $5,000 | 2 | Illiterate | 4 x 1 | |
Dolphinarium[fn 5] | Cold War | $18,000 | 3 | College | 5 x 3 |
Tourism[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cabana Village | Cold War | $8,000 | 3 | Illiterate | 5 x 2 | ||
Economy Hotel | Cold War | $18,000 | 8 | Illiterate | 5 x 3 | ||
Family Resort | Cold War | $16,000 | 4 | Illiterate | 3 x 4 | ||
Cruise Ship | Modern Times | $50,000 | 6 | Illiterate | 2 x 8 | ||
Hacienda | Cold War | $25,000 | 6 | Illiterate | 5 x 3 | ||
Historic Inn | Cold War | $16,000 | 3 | Illiterate | 2 x 2 | ||
Cabin | Cold War | $7,500 | 1 | Illiterate | 1 x 1 | ||
Country Hotel | Cold War | $22,000 | 6 | Illiterate | 3 x 3 | ||
Beach Villa[fn 6] | Modern Times | Hot Water | $10,000 | -10 | 1 | Illiterate | 2 x 1 |
Spa Hotel | Modern Times | Hot Water | $45,000 | -60 | 8 | Illiterate | 5 x 3 |
Airport | Cold War | Flight | $20,000 | 4 | College | 16 x 5 | |
Aerodrome | Modern Times | Luxury Flight | $32,000 | 6 | College | 16 x 5 |
Welfare & Media[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic Mission | Colonial Era | $2,000 | 2 | High School | 3 x 3 | ||
Grocery | Colonial Era | $650 | 2 | High School | 3 x 2 | ||
Newspaper | Colonial Era | Paper | $3,000 | 4 | College | 4 x 2 | |
Clinic | World Wars | $2,500 | 3 | College | 3 x 1 | ||
Church | World Wars | $6,000 | 4 | High School | 2 x 4 | ||
Supermarket | Cold War | Sliced Bread | $5,000 | -30 | 2 | High School | 2 x 4 |
Police Station | World Wars | $6,200 | 5 | High School | 4 x 2 | ||
Hospital | Cold War | $12,000 | -60 | 8 | College | 3 x 3 | |
Cathedral | Cold War | $25,000 | 8 | College | 4 x 6 | ||
TV Station | Cold War | $14,000 | -110 | 6 | College | 2 x 2 | |
Inquisition[fn 7] | Colonial Era | $3,000 | 3 | College | 6 x 4 | ||
Asylum[fn 8] | World Wars | $4,000 | 6 | College | 6 x 4 |
Research & Education[]
Name | Era | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Library | Colonial Era | $5,000 | 3 | College | 4 x 3 | |
High School | World Wars | $6,500 | 4 | High School | 4 x 3 | |
College | World Wars | $14,000 | 6 | College | 5 x 4 | |
Observatory | World Wars | $9,000 | 4 | College | 2 x 2 | |
Science Lab | Modern Times | $22,000 | -110 | 6 | College | 4 x 4 |
Supercomputer[fn 9] | Cold War | $12,000 | -100 | 2 x 3 |
Economy & Foreign Relations[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lighthouse | Colonial Era | $4,800 | 7 x 8 | ||||
Drydock | World Wars | The Compass | $12,000 | 8 | High School | 5 x 10 | |
Embassy | World Wars | White Flag | $5,000 | 4 x 2 | |||
Bank | World Wars | Accounting | $9,500 | 4 | College | 2 x 5 | |
Customs Office | World Wars | Bribes | $6,200 | 4 | Illiterate | 3 x 2 | |
Office | Modern Times | $14,000 | -40 | 12 | High School | 3 x 3 |
Military[]
Name | Era | Research | Cost | Power | Jobs | Education | Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palace[fn 3] | Colonial Era | 8 | Illiterate | 8 x 5 | |||
Guard Tower | Colonial Era | $2,200 | 2 | Illiterate | 1 x 1 | ||
Military Fort | Colonial Era | The Trigger | $6,200 | 8 | Illiterate | 6 x 6 | |
Barracks | World Wars | $8,900 | 8 | Illiterate | 4 x 2 | ||
Army Base | World Wars | Tanks | $13,000 | 3 | Illiterate | 6 x 5 | |
Supermax Prison | Cold War | $14,000 | 8 | High School | 6 x 5 | ||
Aircraft Carrier | Cold War | Precision Bombing | $29,000 | 2 x 11 | |||
Nuclear Program | Cold War | The Hostile Atom | $30,000 | -220 | 10 | College | 5 x 6 |
Space Program | Cold War | Space | $45,000 | -70 | 10 | College | 5 x 6 |
Fortress[fn 10] | World Wars | $8,000 | 6 | Illiterate | 5 x 2 | ||
Defense HQ[fn 11] | Cold War | $17,000 | 8 | Illiterate | 6 x 6 | ||
Giant Laser[fn 12] | Modern Times | $25,000 | -100 | 3 | College | 2 x 2 |
Waterborne[]
Name | Era | Cost | Jobs | Education | Size | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oyster Farm | 1 | $3,500 | 4 | 3 x 2 | Raw Resources | |
Smuggler's Dock | 1 | $2,200 | 6 | 3 x 4 | Infrastructure | |
Fishing Trawler | 2 | $5,200 | 2 | 4 x 1 | Raw Resources | |
Glass Bottom Restaurant | 3 | $10,000 | 5 | 3 x 2 | Entertainment | |
Tidal Power Plant | 3 | $22,000 | 3 | 5 x 4 | Infrastructure | |
Bathysphere | 3 | $5,000 | 3 | 2 x 1 | Entertainment | |
Floating Apartment | 4 | $25,000 | Residential | |||
Offshore Office | 4 | $15,000 | 6 | Economy | ||
Nuclear Submarine | 3 | $25,000 | 2 | Military |
Buildings added by Espionage DLC pack[]
All Espionage Buildings are considered "Military". All buildings list in this section require Espionage DLC pack.
- Drone Command
- Dungeon
- Mechanized Garrison
- Ministry of Information
- Police Blimp
- Radar
- Ranger Corps
- Security Checkpoint
- Spy Academy
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Requires Gone Green DLC or Paradise Lost DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires The Big Cheese DLC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 This building does not appear in the build menu, and cannot be built by the player.
- ↑ Requires Joint Venture DLC or Hostile Takeover DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires Surf's Up DLC or Paradise Lost DLC pack.
- ↑ This is actually specified as Cold War in-game, but since the Hot Water technology is not available until Modern Times, it cannot be built during the Cold War.
- ↑ Requires Inquisition DLC or Epic Meltdown DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires Mad World DLC or Hostile Takeover DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires Supercomputer DLC or Epic Meltdown DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires T-Day DLC or Epic Meltdown DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires Generalissimo DLC or Hostile Takeover DLC pack.
- ↑ Requires Supervillain DLC or Paradise Lost DLC pack.
Tropico 5 | |
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Core content | Main • Missions • Buildings • Edicts • Factions • Characters |
DLC content | Generalissimo • Gone Green • Inquisition • Joint Venture • Mad World • Supercomputer • Supervillain • Surf's Up • T-Day • The Big Cheese |
DLC packs | Epic Meltdown • Espionage • Hostile Takeover • Paradise Lost • Waterborne |
Lore | Republic of Tropico • Armed Forces of Tropico • National Police • Tropicans • Powers• Research • Swiss Bank Account • El Presidente • Tourists • Dynasty • Era • Economy • Budget |