The tickets for the NFL title game between the reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers on February 11 are priced between $9,800 and $12,121, making them the most expensive in the history of the Super Bowl dating back to 1967.

The Chiefs and 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, with a capacity of 65,000 spectators.

According to the online ticket-selling application TicketSmarter, ticket prices for this game start at $7,182 and go up to $12,121, more than double the $5,678 for entry to last year's Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chiefs.

TickPick, another website for ticket purchases, has its cheapest ticket at $8,188 and the most expensive at $9,800.

On StubHub, an online resale marketplace, where tickets are offered between individuals, the cheapest ticket, located on the side in the upper part of Allegiant Stadium, is $6,453; the most expensive, in the premium club zone that includes a VIP pass, is listed at $44,000.

The NFL championship game is the most-watched sporting event in the United States, and ticket prices to attend it live have skyrocketed since its first edition.

In the inaugural Super Bowl I, where the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the average ticket price was $12, equivalent to $112 adjusted for current inflation.

A decade later, in Super Bowl XI, where the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the ticket cost $20, equivalent to $105 today.

For Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987, where the New York Giants triumphed 39-20 over the Denver Broncos, also held at the Rose Bowl, tickets were sold for $75; $210 with inflation adjustment.

When the Green Bay Packers defeated the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI in 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, the ticket cost $275; $530 in today's dollars.

Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, where the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23, was the first to have an average ticket price of over $1,000, equivalent to $1,453 today.

Before this year, the record for regular market ticket costs belonged to Super Bowl LIV in 2020, where the Kansas City Chiefs prevailed 31-20 over the San Francisco 49ers at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The average price per ticket was $6,327.