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Building Materials are the items used to progress in SimCity BuildIt. They can be used to upgrade residential zones, complete Contest of Mayors tasks, complete deliveries or players can sell them on the Global Trade HQ.

There are 2 types of Building Materials. The first one is Industrial. Industrial materials are the raw materials produced in Industrial Buildings. They can be used to produce the 2nd type of materials - Commercial materials. These are more advanced materials that require the use of raw material and, sometimes, other commercial materials. They can be produced in Commercial Buildings.

Industrial Raw Materials:[]

There are 16 industrial raw materials in the game. Eleven (11) of the industrial raw materials can be produced in any region using one of the six standard factories. Five (5) of the industrial raw materials are regional materials. They can each only be produced in 1 of the 5 locked regions.

Material Unlocked At Production Time Max Selling Price Simoleons per Minute Used in these items
Metal image Metal Level 1 1 minute 10 Simoleons 10 Hammer Hammer, Measuringtape Measuring Tape, Shovel Shovel, Cooking Utensils Cooking Utensils, Ladder Ladder, Drill Drill, Lawnmower Lawn Mower, BBQ Grill BBQ Grill, Microwave Oven Microwave Oven, Nails Nails, Paintbucket Paint, Canned Fish Canned Fish
Wood Wood Level 2 3 minutes 20 Simoleons 6.667 Hammer Hammer, Shovel Shovel, Cooking Utensils Cooking Utensils, Chair Chair, Planks Planks, Fan Fan
Plastic Plastic Level 5 9 minutes 25 Simoleons 2.778 Measuringtape Measuring Tape, Shovel Shovel, Cooking Utensils Cooking Utensils, Drill Drill, Gardenfurniture Garden Furniture, Refrigerator Refrigerator, TV TV, Shoes Shoes, Watch Watch, Backpack Backpack, Glue Glue
Seeds Seeds Level 7 20 minutes 30 Simoleons 1.5 Grass Grass, Treesapling Tree Sapling, Coffee Coffee, Vegetables Vegetables, Flour Bag Flour Bag, Fruit and Berries Fruit and Berries, Corn Corn
Minerals Minerals Level 11 30 minutes 40 Simoleons 1.333 Bricks Bricks, Cement Cement, Paintbucket Paint, Corn Corn
Chemicals Chemicals Level 13 2 hours/120 minutes 60 Simoleons 0.5 Refrigerator Refrigerator, Lighting System Lighting System, Watch Watch, Cement Cement, Glue Glue, Paintbucket Paint, Face Cream Face Cream
Textiles Textiles Level 15 3 hours/180 minutes 90 Simoleons 2 Gardenfurniture Garden Furniture, Hometextile Home Textile, Couch Couch, Cap Cap, Shoes Shoes, Business Suit Business Suit, Backpack Backpack, Flour Bag Flour Bag
Sugarspices Sugar and Spices Level 17 4 hours/240 minutes 110 Simoleons 0.4583 Lemonade Bottle Lemonade Bottle, Donuts Donuts, Frozenyogurt Frozen Yogurt, Coffee Coffee, Tropical Drink Tropical Drink
Glass Glass Level 19 5 hours/300 minutes 120 Simoleons 0.4 Cupboard Cupboard, Lighting System Lighting System, TV TV, Microwave Oven Microwave Oven, Watch Watch, Lemonade Bottle Lemonade Bottle
Animalfeed Animal Feed Level 23 6 hours/360 minutes 140 Simoleons 0.388 Beef Beef, Cream Cream, Cheese Cheese
Electrical Components Electrical Components Level 29 7 hours/420 minutes 160 Simoleons 0.389 Drill Drill, Lawnmower Lawn Mower, Refrigerator Refrigerator, Lighting System Lighting System, TV TV, Microwave Oven Microwave Oven, Engine Engine

Regional Industrial Raw Materials[]

Material Unlocking Requirements Production Time Max Selling Price Simoleons per Minute Produced in Used in these items
Crude Oil Crude Oil Level 25, After Unlocking Cactus Canyon 6 minutes 30 Simoleons 5 Oil Plant Motor Oil Motor Oil, Car Tire Car Tire
Recycled Fabric Recycled Fabric Level 25, After Unlocking Green Valley 6 minutes 30 Simoleons 5 Green Factory Reusable Bag Reusable Bag, Ecological Shoes Ecological Shoes, Yoga Mat Yoga Mat
Silk Silk Level 25, After Unlocking Limestone Cliffs 6 minutes 30 Simoleons 5 Mulberry Grove String String, Fan Fan, Robe Robe
Coconut Coconut Level 25, After Unlocking Sunny Isles 6 minutes 30 Simoleons 5 Coconut Farm Coconut Oil Coconut Oil, Tropical Drink Tropical Drink
Fish Fish Level 25, After Unlocking Frosty Fjords 6 minutes 30 Simoleons 5 Fishery Canned Fish Canned Fish, Fish Soup Fish Soup, Salmon Sandwich Salmon Sandwich

Commercial Items[]

*Simoleons per Minute (Shop Time) uses the production time from the 3-star commercial building that the item is produced in.

*Simoleons per Minute (Total Time) uses the total time it takes to make the item without using the Global Trade HQ or a Speed-Token.

Item Unlocked At Materials Used Production Time
(For 3 Achievement star Shop) 		Max Selling Price Simoleons per Minute
(Shop Time) 		Simoleons per Minute
(Total Time) 		Produced in Used in these Items
Nails Nails Level 1 Metal image x2 4 minutes 80 Simoleons 20 Simoleons 16 Simoleons Building Supplies Store Building Supplies Store Chair Chairs, Table Tables, Car Tire Car Tire, Engine Engine
Planks Planks Level 6 Wood x2 24 minutes 120 Simoleons 5 Simoleons 4.44 Simoleons Building Supplies Store Building Supplies Store Table Tables, Cupboard Cupboard, Ladder Ladder, Gardenfurniture Garden Furniture
Bricks Bricks Level 13 Minerals x2 16 minutes 190 Simoleons 11.87 Simoleons 4.13 Simoleons Building Supplies Store Building Supplies Store Firepit Firepit
Cement Cement Level 14 Minerals x2, Chemicals x1 40 minutes 440 Simoleons 11 Simoleons 2.75 Simoleons Building Supplies Store Building Supplies Store Firepit Firepit, Gardengnomes Garden Gnomes
Glue Glue Level 15 Plastic x1, Chemicals x2 48 minutes 440 Simoleons 9.16 Simoleons 2.61 Simoleons Building Supplies Store Building Supplies Store Gardengnomes Garden Gnomes, Couch Couch, Shoes Shoes, Business Suit Business Suit, Ecological Shoes Ecological Shoes, Car Tire Car Tire, Fan Fan
Paintbucket Paint Level 16 Metal image x2, Minerals x1, Chemicals x2 48 minutes 320 Simoleons 6.66 Simoleons 1.90 Simoleons Building Supplies Store Building Supplies Store Lawnmower Lawnmower, Cupboard Cupboard, Yoga Mat Yoga Mat, Robe Robe
Hammer Hammer Level 4 Metal image x1, Wood x1 11 min 12 secs 90 Simoleons 8.03 Simoleons 6.33 Simoleons Hardware Store Hardware Store Chair Chairs, Table Tables
Measuringtape Measuring Tape Level 6 Metal image x1, Plastic x1 16 minutes 110 Simoleons 6.87 Simoleons 4.4 Simoleons Hardware Store Hardware Store Hometextile Home Textiles, Cap Cap, Business Suit Business Suits, Backpack Backpack, Ecological Shoes Ecological Shoes
Shovel Shovel Level 9 Metal image x1, Wood x1, Plastic x1 24 minutes 150 Simoleons 6.25 Simoleons 4.54 Simoleons Hardware Store Hardware Store Grass Grass, Treesapling Tree Saplings, Firepit Fire Pit
Cooking Utensils Cooking Utensils Level 17 Metal image x2, Wood x2, Plastic x2 36 minutes 250 Simoleons 6.94 Simoleons 5.55 Simoleons Hardware Store Hardware Store BBQ Grill BBQ Grill, Fish Soup Fish Soup
Ladder Ladder Level 20 Planks x2, Metal image x2 48 minutes 420 Simoleons 8.75 Simoleons 4.2 Simoleons Hardware Store Hardware Store
Drill Drill Level 30 Metal image x2, Plastic x2, Electrical Components x1 96 minutes 590 Simoleons 6.14 Simoleons 1.14 Simoleons Hardware Store Hardware Store Couch Couch, Engine Engine
Vegetables Vegetables Level 8 Seeds x2 16 minutes 160 Simoleons 10 Simoleons 4.4 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Greensmoothie Green Smoothie, Cheese Fries Cheese Fries, Fish Soup Fish Soup
Flour Bag Flour Bag Level 17 Seeds x2, Textiles x2 24 minutes 570 Simoleons 23.75 Simoleons 2.79 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Donuts Donuts, Breadroll Bread Roll, Cherrycheesecake Cherry Cheesecake, Pizza Pizza
Fruit and Berries Fruit and Berries Level 18 Seeds x2, Treesapling x1 72 minutes 730 Simoleons 10.13 Simoleons 3.88 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Greensmoothie Green Smoothie, Cherrycheesecake Cherry Cheesecake, Frozenyogurt Frozen Yogurt, Lemonade Bottle Lemonade Bottle, Tropical Drink Tropical Drink
Cream Cream Level 23 Animalfeed x1 60 minutes 440 Simoleons 7.33 Simoleons 1.04 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Breadroll Bread Roll, Frozenyogurt Frozen Yogurt, Coffee Coffee, Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Sandwich
Corn Corn Level 24 Minerals 1x, Seeds x4 48 minutes 280 Simoleons 5.84 Simoleons 3.58 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Popcorn Popcorn
Cheese Cheese Level 26 Animalfeed x2 84 minutes 660 Simoleons 7.85 Simoleons 1.48 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Cherrycheesecake Cherry Cheesecake, Pizza Pizza, Cheese Fries Cheese Fries
Beef Beef Level 27 Animalfeed x3 120 minutes 860 Simoleons 7.16 Simoleons 1.79 Simoleons Farmer's Market Farmer's Market Pizza Pizza, Burger Burger
Chair Chair Level 10 Wood x2, Nails x1, Hammer x1 16 minutes 300 Simoleons 18.75 Simoleons 9.93 Simoleons Furniture Store Furniture Store
Table Table Level 16 Planks x1, Nails x2, Hammer x1 24 minutes 500 Simoleons 20.83 Simoleons 7.12 Simoleons Furniture Store Furniture Store
Hometextile Home Textile Level 25 Textiles x2, Measuringtape x1 60 minutes 610 Simoleons 10.16 Simoleons 2.38 Simoleons Furniture Store Furniture Store Yoga Mat Yoga Mat, Robe Robe
Cupboard Cupboard Level 26 Planks x2, Glass x2, Paintbucket x1 36 minutes 900 Simoleons 25 Simoleons 2.08 Simoleons Furniture Store Furniture Store
Couch Couch Level 33 Textiles x3, Drill x1, Glue x1 120 minutes 1,810 Simoleons 15.08 Simoleons 2.64 Simoleons Furniture Store Furniture Store
Grass Grass Level 14 Seeds x1, Shovel x1 24 minutes 310 Simoleons 12.91 Simoleons 4.55 Simoleons Gardening Supplies Gardening Supplies
Treesapling Tree Sapling Level 16 Seeds x2, Shovel x1 72 minutes 420 Simoleons 5.83 Simoleons 3.62 Simoleons Gardening Supplies Gardening Supplies Fruit and Berries Fruit and Berries
Gardenfurniture Garden Furniture Level 21 Planks x2, Plastic x2, Textiles x2 108 minutes 820 Simoleons 7.59 Simoleons 2.44 Simoleons Gardening Supplies Gardening Supplies
Lawnmower Lawn Mower Metal image x3, Paintbucket x1, Electrical Components x1 96 minutes 840 Simoleons 8.75 Simoleons 1.48 Simoleons Gardening Supplies Gardening Supplies
Firepit Fire Pit Level 28 Bricks x2, Shovel x1, Cement x2 192 minutes 1,740 Simoleons 9.06 Simoleons 4.10 Simoleons Gardening Supplies Gardening Supplies
Gardengnomes Garden Gnome Level 34 Cement x2, Glue x1 72 minutes 1,600 Simoleons 22.22 Simoleons 5 Simoleons Gardening Supplies Gardening Supplies
Donuts Donuts Level 18 Flour Bag x1, Sugarspices x1 36 minutes 950 Simoleons 26.38 Simoleons 3.16 Simoleons Donut Shop Donut Shop
Greensmoothie Green Smoothie Level 20 Vegetables x1, Fruit and Berries x1 24 minutes 1,150 Simoleons 47.91 Simoleons 5.63 Simoleons Donut Shop Donut Shop
Breadroll Bread Roll Level 25 Flour Bag x2, Cream x1 48 minutes 1,840 Simoleons 38.33 Simoleons 3.93 Simoleons Donut Shop Donut Shop Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Sandwich, Burger Burgers, Salmon Sandwich Salmon Sandwich
Cherrycheesecake Cherry Cheesecake Level 27 Flour Bag x1, Fruit and Berries x1, Cheese x1 72 minutes 2,240 Simoleons 31.11 Simoleons 4.05 Simoleons Donut Shop Donut Shop
Frozenyogurt Frozen Yogurt Level 28 Fruit and Berries x1, Cream x1, Sugarspices x1 192 minutes 1,750 Simoleons 9.11 Simoleons 2.85 Simoleons Donut Shop Donut Shop
Coffee Coffee Level 33 Cream x1, Seeds x2, Sugarspices x1 48 minutes 750 Simoleons 15.62 Simoleons 1.6 Simoleons Donut Shop Donut Shop
Cap Cap Level 19 Textiles x2, Measuringtape x1 48 minutes 600 Simoleons 12.5 Simoleons 2.08 Simoleons Fashion Store Fashion Store
Shoes Shoes Level 21 Textiles x2, Plastic x1, Glue x1 60 minutes 980 Simoleons 16.33 Simoleons 4.08 Simoleons Fashion Store Fashion Store
Watch Watch Level 22 Plastic x2, Glass x1, Chemicals x1 72 minutes 580 Simoleons 8.05 Simoleons 2.30 Simoleons Fashion Store Fashion Store
Business Suit Business Suits Level 32 Textiles x3, Measuringtape x1, Glue x1 168 minutes 1,170 Simoleons 6.96 Simoleons 3.36 Simoleons Fashion Store Fashion Store
Backpack Backpack Level 34 Textiles x2, Plastic x2, Measuringtape x1 120 minutes 430 Simoleons 3.58 Simoleons 1.43 Simoleons Fashion Store Fashion Store
Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Sandwich Level 25 Breadroll x1, Cream x1 11 min 12 secs 2,560 Simoleons 228.57 Simoleons 5.21 Simoleons Fast Food Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant
Pizza Pizza Level 28 Flour Bag x1, Cheese x1, Beef x1 19 min 12 secs 2,560 Simoleons 133.33 Simoleons 4.45 Simoleons Fast Food Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant
Burger Burger Level 31 Beef x1, Breadroll x1, BBQ Grill x1 28 minutes 3,620 Simoleons 129.28 Simoleons 6.37 Simoleons Fast Food Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant
Cheese Fries Cheese Fries Level 33 Vegetables x1, Cheese x1 16 minutes 1,050 Simoleons 65.62 Simoleons 2.20 Simoleons Fast Food Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant
Lemonade Bottle Lemonade Bottle Level 37 Glass x2, Sugarspices x2, Fruit and Berries x1 48 minutes 1,690 Simoleons 35.20 Simoleons 4.85 Simoleons Fast Food Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant
Popcorn Popcorn Level 43 Microwave Oven x1, Corn x2 24 minutes 1,250 Simoleons 52.08 Simoleons 2.31 Simoleons Fast Food Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant
BBQ Grill BBQ Grill Level 29 Metal image x3, Cooking Utensils x1 132 minutes 530 Simoleons 4.01 Simoleons 2.99 Simoleons Home Appliances Home Appliances Burger Burgers
Refrigerator Refrigerator Level 35 Plastic x2, Chemicals x2, Electrical Components x2 168 minutes 1,060 Simoleons 6.30 Simoleons 1.8 Simoleons Home Appliances Home Appliances
Lighting System Lighting System Level 36 Chemicals x1, Electrical Components x1, Glass x1 84 minutes 890 Simoleons 10.59 Simoleons 1.76 Simoleons Home Appliances Home Appliances
TV TV Level 38 Plastic x2, Glass x2, Electrical Components x2 120 minutes 1,280 Simoleons 10.66 Simoleons 2.37 Simoleons Home Appliances Home Appliances
Microwave Oven Microwave Oven Level 42 Metal image x4, Glass x1, Electrical Components x1 96 minutes 480 Simoleons 5 Simoleons .93 Simoleons Home Appliances Home Appliances Popcorn Popcorn

Regional Commercial Items[]

*Simoleons per Minute (Shop Time) uses the production time from the 3-star commercial building that the item is produced in.

*Simoleons per Minute (Total Time) uses the total time it takes to make the item without using the Global Trade HQ or a Speed-Token.

Item Unlocking Requirements Materials Used Production Time
(For 3 Achievement star Shop) 		Max Selling Price Simoleons per Minute(Shopl Time) Simoleons per Minute(Total Time) Produced in Used in these Items
Reusable Bag Reusable Bag Level 25, After Unlocking Green Valley Recycled Fabric x2 16 minutes 120 Simoleons 7.5 Simoleons 5.45 Simoleons Eco Shop (Not Placed) Eco Shop
Ecological Shoes Ecological Shoes Level 30, After Unlocking Green Valley Recycled Fabric x2, Glue x1, Measuringtape x1 96 minutes 750 Simoleons 7.81 Simoleons 2.84 Simoleons Eco Shop (Not Placed) Eco Shop
Yoga Mat Yoga Mat Level 35, After Unlocking Green Valley Recycled Fabric x3, Hometextile x2, Paintbucket x1 192 minutes 2,000 Simoleons 10.41 Simoleons 4.06 Simoleons Eco Shop (Not Placed) Eco Shop
Motor Oil Motor Oil Level 25, After Unlocking Cactus Canyon Crude Oil x2 16 minutes 120 Simoleons 7.5 Simoleons 5.45 Simoleons Car Parts (Not Placed) Car Parts
Car Tire Car Tire Level 30, After Unlocking Cactus Canyon Crude Oil x2, Glue x1, Nails x3 96 minutes 950 Simoleons 9.89 Simoleons 3.59 Simoleons Car Parts (Not Placed) Car Parts
Engine Engine Level 35, After Unlocking Cactus Canyon Electrical Components x1, Drill x1, Nails x3 192 minutes 2,000 Simoleons 10.41 Simoleons 2.82 Simoleons Car Parts (Not Placed) Car Parts
Canned Fish Canned Fish Level 25, After Unlocking Frosty Fjords Fish x1, Metal image x1 16 minutes 120 Simoleons 7.5 Simoleons 5.45 Simoleons Fish Marketplace Fish Marketplace
Fish Soup Fish Soup Level 30, After Unlocking Frosty Fjords Vegetables x1, Fish x2, Cooking Utensils x2 96 minutes 400 Simoleons 4.16 Simoleons 2.25 Simoleons Fish Marketplace Fish Marketplace
Salmon Sandwich Salmon Sandwich Level 35, After Unlocking Frosty Fjords Breadroll x1, Fish x2 144 minutes 2,200 Simoleons 15.27 Simoleons 3.90 Simoleons Fish Marketplace Fish Marketplace
String String Level 25, After Unlocking Limestone Cliffs Silk x2 16 minutes 120 Simoleons 7.5 Simoleons 5.45 Simoleons Silk Store (Not Placed) Silk Store
Fan Fan Level 30, After Unlocking Limestone Cliffs Silk x2, Wood x1, Glue x2 120 minutes 1,100 Simoleons 9.16 Simoleons 3.27 Simoleons Silk Store (Not Placed) Silk Store
Robe Robe Level 35, After Unlocking Limestone Cliffs Hometextile x1, Paintbucket x2, Silk x3 192 minutes 2,000 Simoleons 10.41 Simoleons 4.90 Simoleons Silk Store (Not Placed) Silk Store
Coconut Oil Coconut Oil Level 25, After Unlocking Sunny Isles Coconut x2 16 minutes 120 Simoleons 7.5 Simoleons 5.45 Simoleons Tropical Products Store (Not Placed) Tropical Products Store Face Cream Face Cream
Face Cream Face Cream Level 30, After Unlocking Sunny Isles Coconut Oil x2, Chemicals x2 72 minutes 850 Simoleons 11.80 Simoleons 4.42 Simoleons Tropical Products Store (Not Placed) Tropical Products Store
Tropical Drink Tropical Drink Level 35, After Unlocking Sunny Isles Fruit and Berries x2, Coconut x2, Sugarspices x1 200 minutes 2,400 Simoleons 12 Simoleons 4.6 Simoleons Tropical Products Store (Not Placed) Tropical Products Store
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