Originally Posted by Hpasp
Interesting cost comparison...

1957
one S-25 regiment / (20 target channel) system cost (including huge building project) - 180mR
one V-300 missile price ~180'000 R

one S-75 battery / (1 target channel) system cost - 11,3mR
one V-750 missile price ~183'000 R

one Dal regiment price 105mR
one V-400 missile price ~190'000 R

1978
one S-300P battery price (6 target channel) - 14mR
Regimental command point cost (5K56CP + 5N64 RLO [Big Bird]) - 10 mR
one V-500K missile price 60'000 R
one V-500R missile price 90'000 R


Please don't forget that in year 1961 Soviet rouble was de-noninated 10:1. So all pre-1961 prices should be divided by 10 to compare with post-1961. In 1970es, one S-75M3 battery cost around 900000 rub. (cost of just one T-80 tank, btw.), one S-125 battery - around 650000 rub.