Boston announced this week it will pull its bid for the 2024 Olympics, due in part to the huge costs associated with the games that could become a taxpayer burden. Here is a breakdown of what the Olympics cost their host cities:

$300 million : Regulation track-and-field stadium the entire community will be able to enjoy for decades to come



: Regulation track-and-field stadium the entire community will be able to enjoy for decades to come $5,000 : Licensing rights for blue, yellow, black, and red Olympic rings



: Licensing rights for blue, yellow, black, and red Olympic rings $870,000 : Licensing rights for green Olympic ring



: Licensing rights for green Olympic ring $9,000 : Hedge that looks like a guy running



: Hedge that looks like a guy running $65,000 : Gymnast feed and trough



: Gymnast feed and trough $50,000 : Quietly burying another Bob Costas sex scandal



: Quietly burying another Bob Costas sex scandal $18 million : Thrown straight into Olympic flame as tinder



: Thrown straight into Olympic flame as tinder $50,000 : Incinerating bodies of athletes who perished during event



: Incinerating bodies of athletes who perished during event $600,000 : Water wasted by Olympic divers showering off between heats



: Water wasted by Olympic divers showering off between heats $28 : Dry cleaning for Olympic mascot suit



: Dry cleaning for Olympic mascot suit $175,000: Study delineating exact ways hosting Olympics will devastate local economy for decades to come

