Basement: For me, an overpriced storage space, UNLESS you have a hobby that can be perfectly pursued there (gym, man cave, music studio, ...)
Otherwise, it very much depends on what, how, and with whom you build. We built a 180 sqm bungalow. On paper, we signed for €289k. It ended up being about €360k with all additional costs. However, we also had a few costs that need to be deducted since it was our individual case.
For example, ground replacement of €25,000. Normally, maybe €10,000 would be incurred. Then one or two redesign costs. Let’s generously say it was €350k.
The catch: the provider offers no service: I basically took over the construction management, and every mishap costs extra. This requires negotiation skills behind the scenes. We still didn’t build cheaply. Good materials were used and it was built to the millimeter. But that’s our case, which went excellently due to my control freak tendencies.