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    $\begingroup$ You might find this infographic on The Cost of Living on Mars useful. It has sources quoted towards the bottom end. Your costs will eventually depend on what you plan on doing there, how many people you send, for how long, and yes, even who's paying for all of it. It's incredible how tight people can be if it has to come out of their own wallets. ;) $\endgroup$
    – TildalWave
    Commented Jan 16, 2014 at 10:20
  • $\begingroup$ Not to mention how you plan on getting them there... $\endgroup$
    – PearsonArtPhoto ♦
    Commented Jan 16, 2014 at 11:08
  • $\begingroup$ A better question would be to ask about the estimates of the number of launches from the Earth for one complete mission. Other than development and low-rate production of the flight hardware, this is going to be the main cost item (you should add launch site re-furbishment as another significant cost driver if existing launchers aren't enough). $\endgroup$
    – Deer Hunter
    Commented Jan 17, 2014 at 10:42