I would say spend the money on teleportation using entanglement. That would probably produce results faster then trying to move a large mass from one side of the universe to the other.
Quantum teleportation doesn't solve the problem of having to send mass across the universe.
Really...whats cheaper and easier to build. A ship to keep people alive for 50yrs or tiny cargo ship to send the other side of the teleporter?
Build me a quantum teleporter, then we can compare masses.
I guess we'll find out when we build one of each. Until then, it's like asking what's easier to build, a heavier-than-air flying vessel, or a magic carpet?
It would be a lot less work to convert the people into software, and then transmit them via a normal laser beam to a receiving station.