Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

FILE - In this July 23, 2021, file photo, fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion. Tokyo built eight new venues. The two most expensive were the National Stadium, which cost $1.43 billion, and the new aquatic center, priced a $520 million. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

FILE - In this July 27, 2021, file photo, people walk past the National Stadium in Tokyo. The price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion. Tokyo built eight new venues. The two most expensive were the National Stadium, which cost $1.43 billion, and the new aquatic center, priced a $520 million. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

FILE - In this July 29, 2021, file photo, Latvia takes on the Russian Olympic Committee in an empty Shiokaze Park during a men's beach volleyball match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

FILE - In this July 25, 2021, file photo, swimmers warm up before competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The price tag for the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion. Tokyo built eight new venues. The two most expensive were the National Stadium, which cost $1.43 billion, and the new aquatic center, priced a $520 million. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)