FIFA reveals outrageous parking prices for Toronto World Cup games

If you were thinking about driving to Toronto Stadium for FIFA World Cup games next month, you might want to reconsider.

On Friday, FIFA revealed that fans will be able to pre-purchase a spot near Toronto Stadium for $74.99. The designated lot is about a five-minute walk from Toronto Stadium, according to FIFA's website.

The costs for World Cup parking are more than double the regular price of parking at BMO Field for Toronto FC or Toronto Argonauts contests. According to the BMO Field website, parking for Toronto FC matches is $30, while parking during Argonauts games is $25.

There will be six matches played over three weeks at Toronto Stadium, starting with Canada's opener versus Bosnia & Herzegovina on June 12. 

Germany is the highest-ranked team to play a group-stage game in Toronto, facing the Ivory Coast on June 20. 

FIFA's pre-purchased parking is the same cost for all six games in Toronto.

Aside from the eye-popping parking costs, there are other stipulations that fans need to be aware of if they truly want to splurge on the expensive pass.

Parking passes purchased through FIFA must be bought using same email address attached to the fan's World Cup ticket account. Fans can also buy just one parking pass per customer, and no passes will be sold on any of the associated match days.

The cost of parking for the Vancouver games, Canada’s other World Cup host city, is the same as in Toronto.

Here's how the parking costs in Toronto and Vancouver compare to stadium lots for the other American cities.

• Atlanta: US$79 to US$109
• Boston: US$175
• Dallas: US$125 to US$200
• Houston: US$125
• Kansas City: US$149
• Los Angeles: US$281 to US$300
• Miami: US$175
• New York/New Jersey: US$225
• Philadelphia: US$125 to US$150
• San Francisco: US$203 (or US$137.50 for a 25-minute walk)

Parking prices for Seattle and the three Mexican host cities (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey) isn't available yet.

Regardless, looks like FIFA is about to make a pretty penny for parking during the World Cup.

Of course, the more feasible option for Torontonians would be just parking a little further away, or taking a train to the stadium, instead of caving in to FIFA's sky-high parking costs.