What are some of the most expensive spells to cast?

[ColbyMunro]

I'm just curious if any of you guys know some spells that are powerful or great fun to cast, but are hindered (or maybe balanced) by the cost of of their spell components. It's hard to search this kind of thing on d20pfsrd.

[John Mechalas]

Actually, it's not. They publish flat-file extracts of their spell and magic item databases (among others).

The most expensive spells tend to be the wishes, symbols, and those that raise people from the dead. There are others, but these are the bulk of them.

[avr]

Permanency & the create demiplane line can get pretty expensive. The same for planar ally; not so much planar binding, there are ways to defray that cost.

[Derklord]

According to my personal copy of this database, here's the list of high material component spell.

Raise Dead 5000
Symbol of Distraction 5000
Symbol of Persuasion 5000
Symbol of Sealing 5000
Restoration, Greater 5000
Symbol of Stunning 5000
Symbol of Weakness 5000
Call Construct 5000
Symbol of Death 5000
Symbol of Debauchery 5000
Symbol of Dispelling 5000
Symbol of Insanity 5000
Temporal Stasis 5000
Rune of Jandelay 5000
Cyclic Reincarnation 5000
Symbol of Distraction 5000
Call Construct 5000 for constructs immune to magic

False Resurrection 10000
Resurrection 10000
Cursed Earth 10000
Ascension 10000
Terraform 10000
Memory of Function 10000
Mind Swap, Major 10000

Symbol of Strife 15000
Symbol of Vulnerability 15000
Yellow Sign 15000

False Resurrection, Greater 25000
True Resurrection 25000
Wish 25000

Permanency 2500 per spell level
Binding 500 per HD of the target
Trap the Soul 1000 per HD of the target
Instant Summons, Greater 1000 for each target (up to 1/3 caster levels)
Awaken Construct 2000 per HD of the target
Forbiddance 1500 plus 1500 per area (up to 1/caster level), or 2500+2500/area with password
Planar Ally line + Entice Fey line 500 plus up to 1000 per HD of target