If you have to name the most expensive things in the world, when you have gotten them right?
Here are 20 of the most expensive things in the world that I have gathered.
- Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower – A skyscraper complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia that includes the world’s largest clock face and is valued at $5 billion.
- History Supreme yacht – A one-of-a-kind yacht that was custom-built with over 100,000 kg of gold and platinum accents, valued at $4.5 billion.
- Blue Moon Diamond – A rare blue diamond weighing 12.03 carats that was sold for $48.5 million in 2015, making it one of the most expensive diamonds in the world.
- Cullinan Dream Diamond – Another rare blue diamond weighing 24.18 carats that sold for $25.4 million in 2016.
- Pink Star Diamond – A pink diamond weighing 59.6 carats that sold for $71.2 million in 2017, setting a new record for the most expensive diamond ever sold.
- Pinky Diamond – A pink diamond weighing 5.00 carats that sold for $2.2 million per carat in 2019, making it one of the most expensive diamonds per carat in the world.
- Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond – A blue diamond weighing 31.06 carats that was sold for $80 million in 2008.
- Perfect Pink Diamond – A pink diamond weighing 14.23 carats that sold for $23.2 million in 2010.
- Oppenheimer Blue Diamond – A blue diamond weighing 14.62 carats that sold for $57.5 million in 2016.
- Graff Pink Diamond – A pink diamond weighing 24.78 carats that sold for $46 million in 2010.
- Lesedi La Rona Diamond – The second-largest gem-quality diamond ever found, weighing 1,109 carats, that sold for $53 million in 2017.
- Saffron Crocus – The most expensive spice in the world, valued at $2,700 per pound due to the amount of labor required to harvest the saffron threads.
- Pink Promise Diamond – A pink diamond weighing 14.93 carats that sold for $32 million in 2017.
- Sweet Josephine Diamond – A diamond weighing 16.08 carats that sold for $28.5 million in 2015.
- Diamond Bikini by Susan Rosen – A bikini made entirely of diamonds that is valued at $1.5 billion.
- Hope Diamond – A blue diamond weighing 45.52 carats that is considered to be cursed and is valued at $250 million.
- L’Homme Au Doigt Sculpture by Alberto Giacometti – A bronze sculpture of a pointing man that sold for $141.3 million in 2015, setting a new record for the most expensive sculpture ever sold.
- Salvator Mundi Painting by Leonardo da Vinci – A painting of Jesus Christ that sold for $450 million in 2017, setting a new record for the most expensive painting ever sold.
- Cullinan I Diamond – The largest gem-quality diamond ever found, weighing 530.20 carats, that is valued at $400 million.
- The Card Players Painting by Paul Cézanne – A series of paintings depicting peasants playing cards that sold for a combined total of over $250 million in 2011 and 2012.
Do you know of other expensive things missing in this list? Let me know by leaving a comment below.
