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Soccer fanshoping to watch the World Cup in person may need a housing-sized budget.
The tournament kicks off Thursday in Mexico City, launching a six-week event expected to draw between 5 million. 6 million fans across 16 North American host cities. But for many U.S. fans, getting inside the stadium has become a major financial hurdle, accordingto Realtor.com.
In five of the 11U.S. host cities. the cheapest available World Cup tickets for late-stage tournament matches cost more than the average monthly mortgage payment in that market, Realtor.com reported, citing real estate research firm PropertyShark.
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A general view outside MetLife Stadium on June 9, 2026, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.(Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
That means fans in Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Kansas City. theNew York areacould spend the equivalent of a mortgage payment — or more — for a single seat. The figure does not include airfare, hotel stays, food, parking or merchandise.
The steepest prices are for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The least expensive seats are listed at $7,256, far above New York’s average monthly mortgage payment of $4,096. average rent of $4,872, according to Realtor.com.
In Dallas. the cheapest tickets for the July 14 semifinal are listed at $2,391, slightly above the city’s averagemortgage paymentof $2,351. In Atlanta, the lowest-priced semifinal tickets are $2,208, above the average mortgage payment of $2,149, the outlet reported.
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A general view of FIFA World Cup 2026 signage at Kansas City Stadium on June 8. 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri.(Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Kansas City’s cheapest seats for a July 11 match are $1,567, compared with an average mortgage payment of $1,477. In Miami, the lowest-priced tickets for Colombia versus Portugal on June 27 are $2,700, nearly matching the city’s average mortgage payment. rent, according to Realtor.com.
Someconsumers havealready been priced out. A LiveSportsonTV survey of 1,008 U.S. soccer fans found that 52% had given up on buying World Cup tickets because of high prices.
"We're seeing unprecedented prices for events like the World Cup because of supply. demand, to put it simply," Mark Sanaiha of Macallan Capital said in a statement. "For years, the experience economy has outpaced wage growth, and younger generations aren't planning to change that trajectory."
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A detailed view of a FIFA World Cup 2026 sign inside Dallas Stadium on April 13. 2026, in Arlington, Texas.(Stacy Revere/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The pricing has also drawn scrutiny from state officials. Attorneys general in Texas, New York, New Jersey. California have launched probes into World Cup ticket pricing and packaging policies, Realtor.com reported.
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"Being honest about ticket sales is not complicated," New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said in a statement. "But FIFA has turned buying a ticket to the World Cup into a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity,. impossibly high prices — all at the expense of consumers and hardworking New Jerseyans."
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