Anyone else remember Star Wars 1313? Same concept except done by Lucas arts; you were going to play a Republic pilot(?) who ended up investigating the Coruscant Underbelly, the parts of the planet so close to the actual ground that natural light hasn't been seen for over a thousand years.
Surely the cost wouldn't stay the same. There are technologies today that he wouldn't have had access to back then. I'd be shocked if they would be priced the same today. And if so, I'd love to know why.