diff --git a/src/main/scala/scatan/model/BuildingType.scala b/src/main/scala/scatan/model/BuildingType.scala
index 662a78f8..6b281ea4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/scatan/model/BuildingType.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scatan/model/BuildingType.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,24 @@ package scatan.model
 
 import scatan.mvc.lib.Model
 
-enum BuildingType:
+type ResourceCost = (ResourceType, Int)
+type Cost = Map[ResourceType, Int]
+object Cost:
+  def apply(resourceCosts: ResourceCost*): Cost = resourceCosts.toMap
+
+import BuildingType.*
+enum BuildingType(val cost: Cost):
   case Settlement
-  case City
-  case Road
+      extends BuildingType(
+        Cost(
+          ResourceType.Wood * 1,
+          ResourceType.Brick * 1,
+          ResourceType.Wheat * 1,
+          ResourceType.Sheep * 1
+        )
+      )
+  case City extends BuildingType(Cost(ResourceType.Wheat * 2, ResourceType.Rock * 3))
+  case Road extends BuildingType(Cost(ResourceType.Brick * 1, ResourceType.Wood * 1))
+
+object BuildingType:
+  extension (resourceType: ResourceType) def *(amount: Int): ResourceCost = (resourceType, amount)
diff --git a/src/test/scala/scatan/model/building/BuildingTypeTest.scala b/src/test/scala/scatan/model/building/BuildingTypeTest.scala
index 8716fa2f..e08a3467 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/scatan/model/building/BuildingTypeTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/scatan/model/building/BuildingTypeTest.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package scatan.model.building
 import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should
 import scatan.model.BuildingType
+import scatan.model.BuildingType.*
+import scatan.model.ResourceType
+import scatan.model.Cost
 
 class BuildingTypeTest extends AnyFlatSpec with should.Matchers:
 
@@ -25,3 +28,16 @@ class BuildingTypeTest extends AnyFlatSpec with should.Matchers:
     val buildingType: BuildingType = BuildingType.Road
     buildingType should be(BuildingType.Road)
   }
+
+  it should "have a cost" in {
+    BuildingType.Road.cost should be(Cost(ResourceType.Brick * 1, ResourceType.Wood * 1))
+    BuildingType.Settlement.cost should be(
+      Cost(
+        ResourceType.Wood * 1,
+        ResourceType.Brick * 1,
+        ResourceType.Wheat * 1,
+        ResourceType.Sheep * 1
+      )
+    )
+    BuildingType.City.cost should be(Cost(ResourceType.Wheat * 2, ResourceType.Rock * 3))
+  }