
Department Store | |
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Cost to Build | ₡150,000 |
Upkeep | ₡2,800/week |
Tourism Value | 125 |
Entertainment Value | 120 |
Noise Pollution | 75 |
The Department Store is a landmark unique building in Cities: Skylines. To unlock it, you need to extract 8,000 units of natural resources. You’ll also need to achieve the Worthy Village milestone, which should happen between 240 to 950 population, depending on the map.
Once you accomplish this, you’ll be able to build the department store for ₡150,000.

The Department Store provides 120 entertainment value and produces 75 noise pollution.
Note: by default, this landmark unique building is only available on European themed maps. However, you can get this on other maps if you enable European buildings on all maps. To do that, go to Content Manager > Styles and check “European/Vanilla”.
How To Extract Natural Resources
Start by locating your natural resources on the map and choosing which spot you’d like to extract from.

Once you’ve located your resources, you’ll need specialized industry buildings to extract them.
Below are two ways you can go about doing this.
Method #1: Specialized Zoned Industry (no DLCs)
To do this in the base game, you’ll need to create districts and apply an industrial specialization to it.
So use the Paint District tool from the Districts and Areas menu to paint over your natural resources.

Next, click on the Industrial Specializations tab.
Select the industry type that corresponds to the natural resource you’re building on, and click on the district to set it.

Finally, draw industrial zoning within that district. Any industry buildings that grow there will be specialized and extract the appropriate resource.
Method #2: Ploppable Extractor Buildings (Industries DLC)
If you have the Industries DLC, the extractor buildings of your four industry area types (farm, forestry, ore, and oil) will serve this purpose as well.

Below are the different extractor buildings for each of the four industry types:
Forestry
Building | Forestry Area Level to Unlock | Build Cost (₡) |
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Small Tree Plantation | 1 | 4,000 |
Medium Tree Plantation | 3 | 8,000 |
Large Tree Plantation | 5 | 12,000 |
Small Tree Sapling Field | 2 | 5,500 |
Large Tree Sapling Field | 4 | 10,000 |
Farm (Fertile Land)
Building | Farm Level to Unlock | Build Cost (₡) |
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Small Crop Field | 1 | 4,000 |
Medium Crop Field | 3 | 8,000 |
Large Crop Field | 5 | 12,000 |
Small Fruit Field | 1 | 4,000 |
Medium Fruit Field | 3 | 8,000 |
Large Fruit Field | 5 | 12,000 |
Oil Industry
Building | Farm Level to Unlock | Build Cost (₡) |
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Small Oil Pump | 1 | 8,000 |
Large Oil Pump | 3 | 16,000 |
Small Oil Drilling Rig | 2 | 12,000 |
Large Oil Drilling Rig | 4 | 20,000 |
Offshore Oil Drilling Platform | 5 | 45,000 |
Ore Industry
Building | Farm Level to Unlock | Build Cost (₡) |
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Small Ore Mine | 1 | 6,500 |
Medium Ore Mine | 3 | 13,000 |
Large Ore Mine | 5 | 1335 |
Small Ore Mine Underground | 2 | 10,000 |
Large Ore Mine Underground | 4 | 18,000 |
Seabed Mining Vessel | 3 | 25,000 |
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