10 Most Expensive Wines in the World

10. Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945Price: USD23,000 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1945
Sold at: Christie’s, London auction, 1997
In 1997, a jeroboam of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945 – considered one of the great vintages of the last century – sold to an anonymous bidder at Christie’s, London. The $114,614 price-tag equates to almost $23,000 per 750ml (a regular-sized wine bottle). The 1945 label is famous for its “V” print for “Victory”, indicating the end of the Second World War.

09. Romanée-Conti DRC 1990Price: USD28,113 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1990
Sold at: Sotheby’s London auction, 1996
A set of eight bottles was sold for $224,900 at auction at Sotheby’s London in 1996. The high price of the wine was mainly due to the extremely low yield of the soil in the area of France where it’s produced – it takes the produce of three Pinot Noir grape vines to make one bottle. The average age of the vines, extending over 1.8 hectares, is 53 years and the Pinot Noir harvest can produce up to 450 cases of Romanee-Conti DRC wine.

08. Cheval Blanc 1947Price: USD33,781 per 750 ml
Wine Year: 1947
Sold at: Vinfolio, San Francisco, 2006
This merlot enjoys the status of being one of only two wines that have been given the Class A status in the Classification of Saint-Emilion wine. A three-litre bottle was bought at Vinfolio in San Francisco in 2006 for $135,125 ($33,781 per 750 ml).

07. Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1951Price: USD38,420 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1951
Sold at: Australian auction house
Penfolds Grange Hermitage is known as the most expensive Australia wine ever produced. The 1951 Penfolds Grange Hermitage is known to have only about 20 other bottles left in existence today. In May of 2004, a wine collector in Adelaide paid AUS$50,200 for a bottle at an Australian auction house.

06. Massandra 1775Price: USD43,500 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1775
Sold at: Sotherby’s London auction, 2001
Massandra 1775 is known as the most expensive and oldest sherry from Russia’s Massandra winery. She was sold at auction at Sotherby’s London in 2001.

05. Chateau d’Yquem 1787Price: USD100,000 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1787
Sold at: Antique Wine Company in London, 2006
Chateau d’Yquem 1787 is the world’s most expensive white wine. Traditionally white wine normally sells for less than the red, but a rare 1787 vintage Chateau d’Yquem fetched $100,000 from an anonymous American collector in 2006. What gave the said wine esteemed with such high value may rest on the nostalgia that is associated with the said bottle. When the grapes were being harvested for the 1787 Chateau d’Yquem, George III was the King of England, George Washington was the President of the United States and James Watt was developing the first steam engine.

04. Chateau Lafite 1787Price: USD156,450 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1787
Sold at: – , 1985
Chateau Lafite 1787 is the most expensive standard bottle of wine. Publisher Malcolm Forbes in 1985 paid $160,000 for a bottle of 1787 vintage, which was believed to be from the late President Thomas Jefferson’s cellar and has the initials ThJ etched in the glass. However, its authenticity has been the subject of speculation, with experts split on the matter.

03. Chateau Margaux 1787Price: USD225,000
Wine Year: 1787
Sold at: -
In 1989, a bottle, also from Thomas Jefferson’s collection, was valued at an astronomical $500,000 by its owner, a New York wine merchant called William Sokolin. The high price may have been a publicity stunt, but it was never tested. When Sokolin took the wine with him to a Margaux dinner at the Four Season Hotel, a waiter knocked the bottle over, breaking it. Insurers paid out $225,000. Probably it is the most expensive wine that never get sold.

02. Shipwrecked 1907 HeidsieckPrice: USD275,000 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1907
Sold at: -
Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck is the world’s most expensive Champagne. In 1998, two thousand bottles of Champagne were salvaged from a ship, originally destined Imperial Court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, which had been torpedoed by German sub during World War I. They have been sold at auctions all over the world as an historic novelty.

01. Screaming Eagle Cabernet 1992Price: USD500,000 per 750ml
Wine Year: 1992
Sold at: Napa Valley Wine Auction, 2000
Let us now come to the tenth and the penultimate wine of the day. Though this wine should have ranked first in terms of price, its value was somehow overshadowed as it was auctioned for charity. Imperial of Screaming Eagle Cab 1992 was sold at the Napa Valley Wine Auction in 2000 for an astronomical sum of $500,000. The wine as purchased by Cisco Systems executive Chase Bailey. Though technically it had fetched the highest ever price, but much of its price has to be discounted as it was meant for charitable purposes.

In term of valuation, fine wine has withstood two US recessions and beaten a benchmark shares index over the past 13 years according to a study conducted by two economists.

But how much are you willing to pay just to get a sip of the “drink from heaven”?

World’s Top 10 Most Expensive Foods

Italian White Alba Truffle – $160,406/1.5 kilos

  
Expensive truffles are notoriously pricey because they are difficult to cultivate. So they are called the king of all fungi. The Associate Press reported that a real estate investor and his wife from Hong Kong have paid €125,000 ($160,406 USD) for a gigantic Italian White Alba truffle which weighs about 1.51 kilograms.

Almas Caviar – $25,000/kilos

  
Almas caviar, which is extremely rare and expensive, comes from Iran. Almas means diamond in Iran. Eggs are taken from white sturgeons which are over hundreds of years old. Therefore, it is not hard to understand in English Almas caviar is sold for about $25,000/ kilo.

Yubari Melons – $22,872/ pair

Regardless of the quality, a pair of Yubari melons is the world’s most expensive cantaloupes because they were the first auction of the 2008 season in Japan.

Dansuke Watermelon – $6,100/fruit

A Dansuke watermelon in Japan becomes the most expensive watermelon in the world with the price of $6,100. This is a type of black watermelon grown only on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. There are only sixty-five of the fruits among the first harvest season. They are harder and crisper than normal watermelons.

Domenico Crolla’s “Pizza Royale 007″ – $4200/ pie

The 12-inch pizza pie is regarded as the world’s most expensive pizza with the most expensive ingredients such as lobster marinated in cognac, caviar soaked in champagne, sunblush tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, and so on. In addition to all these fine ingredients, it’s topped with 24-carat gold flakes.

Samundari Khazana, the World’s Most Expensive Curry – $3200/ dish

To celebrate the DVD release of “Slumdog Millionaire”, Bombay Brassiere packed this curry platter full of the most expensive ingredients they could find. The food includes Devon crab and white truffle and Beluga caviar. In addition, it has a Scottish lobster, four abalones and four shelled and hollowed quails’ eggs.

Wagyu Steak – $2800/ dish

This is a dish from Japan made of Kobe beef, a very special type of beef in Japan. Kobe beef comes from cows that are allegedly fed only beer and massaged by hand to ensure a tenderness and marbling beyond compare. You can enjoy this dish at New York City’s Craftsteak, the U.S. with the price of $2800.

The Zillion Dollar Frittata – $1000/ pie

This expensive breakfast consists of eggs, lobster and 10 ounces of sevruga caviar which costs $65 per ounce. On the menu of the restaurant, there are much more expensive foods than the Zillion Dollar Frittata.

Matsutake Mushrooms – $1000/pound 

Matsutake mushroom is expensive mainly because of its rarity. Previously, the fungus was common in autumn in Japan; however, several pesticides increasingly appeared on the trunk where matsutake live. A method for farming the matsutake has yet to be developed, which means the lack of trees from which to harvest these mushrooms naturally is a serious problem for the species.

The World’s Most Expensive Bagel – $1000/ pie

Bagel is cooked by Executive Chef Frank Tujague for New York’s Westin Hotel. It is topped with white truffle cream cheese and goji berry. The bagel’s price is justified when you consider that white truffles happen to be the second most expensive food by weight, eclipsed only by caviar.

Top 10 Most Expensive Houses in the World

10. Dracula’s Castle, Romania: $ 135 million Dracula’s Castle seems like a bad name but It’s actually a Romanian castle. The castle became a museum during 1980s. The owner of the castle, Archduke Dominic put up the castle for sale. He request for 80 million dollars. No one want to take the deal for that amount. Again, he want to sale 2 years ago for undisclose price. But There’s no news that it have sold till now. This amazing house, though named as a castle has 57 rooms, 17 bedrooms and unique and beautiful antique furniture. Dracula's Castle 9. Updown Court, Windlesham, Surrey, UK: $139 million This amazing house builton 58 acre land in the Windlesham neighborhood. This huge structure offers 103 rooms with all facility you can imagine as a rich person. There’s a private cinemas in the north part of the house as well as bowling alley for recreation of the owner. You can find horse barn, squash and tennis courts in case you want to get some refreshing with sport. You can find a marble drive away as well that wait you every morning with a parking lot that large enough to park up to 8 limousines. Updown Court, Windlesham, Surrey 8. “The Manor,” Los Angeles, US: $150 million This house was built in 1991 with French Chateau style. This house has 5248 square meters of room area with more than 4.6 hectares total house area. It’s also the biggest house with the private ownership in the Los Angeles County. The main house is located at the end of long road and well protected with security system. You can find bowling alley, humidity controlled silver warehouse, tennis courts, 2 swimming pools, and luxurious woman beauty care such as beauty salon in the attic and a spa. You can find several garden as well like 18th century style gardens,roof gardens and orange gardens. This house has a parking lot that large enough to park up to 100 cars. You can also find private cinemas on this luxury house. The Manor, Los Angeles 7. “The Pinnacle,” Montana, US: $155 million This ski Lodge is the largest property in the exclusive private ski and golf community “Yellowstone Club”. You can get a conclusions that this become the owner’s home. Yes, It’s true. It’s the home of Tim and Edra Blixseth. It’s not that big compared to other house in this list with only 10 bedrooms. What’s the facility can be found here? You can find the heated flooring system that stretched throughout the house, fireplace in all bathrooms, a huge wine cellar, indoor and outdoor pool as well as gym and massage room. The Pinnacle Montana 6. Franchuk Villa, Kensington, UK: $161 million This expensive house is located in Belgravia, Central London. It’s six floors property with 20 foot ceilings, lavish equipment and more than 21,000 square ft of rooms to live. This house currently owned by developer from Lebanon, Musa Salem, and It’s now on sale and become the most expensive house on the market now. The house was bought by Mr Salem from the Grosvenor Estate. The home has a Victorian style with many luxury amenities such as swimming pool in the basement, gym, private home theater, large garage space and news room. Franchuk Villa Kensington 5. Hearst Mansion, Beverly Hills, US: $165 million This Luxurious home that located on Beverly Hills is formerly the prestigious home of the U.S. newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The house has 6 separate residence, three swimming pools, eight fireplace, tennis courts, night club and 29 bedrooms. Those facility is spread in 6 hectares area in the famous platinum triangle neighborhood in Beverly Hills. This renowned house was purchased by Leonard Ross, a lawyer and investor in 1976 that wanted a change of lifestyle. If you own this house you become the close neighbor of Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and David and Victoria Beckham. Hearst Mansion, Beverly Hills 4. Fairfield Pond, The Hamptons, US : $170 million This large home is the home of Ira Rennert. It has 63 acres area and become the largest residential compound in the US. The house has 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, 5 tennis courts, bowling alley, large dining room (91 feet long), and you can find $150,000 hot tub as well. This is a beachfront home is completely use for private house. People was hard to believe for the first time that this house is not used for hotel, spa or retreat place. Fairfield Pond The Hamptons 3. The Penthouse, London, UK: $200 million This apartment that located in Hyde Park will become the most expensive flat in the world at the price of £6,000 per sq/ft. This apartment is guarded with top level security system. You can find many feature of security here such as panic room, bulletproof window, iris scanner, and you can find a tunnel to the nearby area of Mandarin hotel. You can see the communal spas, squash courts and you can find amazing wine tasting rooms here. Of Course this apartment will be served 24 hours by the staffs. The Penthouse London 2. Villa Leopolda, Cote D’Azur, France: $506 million This luxury renowned villa was built on 29,000 square ft area in Riviera, French. It’s renowned for built in the open menicured garden and swimming pools. The villa has 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. This villa is having the best beachfront in the south of France. This villa was built for King Leopold from Belgia and was later bought by Edmund Safra. Now the building is the house of the wife of the late Edmund Safra, Lily Safra though it was rumored to be sold to Bill Gates, Gianni Agnelli and undisclosed Russian Tycoon. Villa Leopolda Cote D'Azur France 1. Antilla, Mumbai, India: $1 billion This modern gorgeous structure is called Antilla. It’s a 27 floors building with 40,000 sq ft tower owned by the CEO of Mumbai based Petrochemical Giant Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani. The building is 570 ft tall and will have 400,000 square feet of interior space. For the parking alone, the building dedicate 6 stories because Ambani has around 168 cars collection. You can see nine elevators with lot of lounge and personal gym in each floor. The house is serving by 600 servant. You can imagine how luxurious this house. Looks like this amazing house will hold the record of world’s most expensive house for a long time as it’s far more expensive from the second most expensive house in the world. Antilla, Mumbai, India

10 Most Expensive Cities In The World

10. Singapore – Singapore

The republic of Singapore is an Island country. It has diverse population 5 million made up various ethnic communities. It is town country which only has a total area of 700 square kilometers. It is ranked the tenth most expensive city in world. The town is small but has a different lifestyle. This is the only country which has no villages as Singapore itself is a city and country as well.

• The average one-bedroom rental ranging SIN $ 600 per month or more in the housing area.
• The electricity, water and internet cost SIN $ 300 per month or more for single family
• Including the very high car prices, the average vehicle tax from SIN $ 1,000 or more annually and the average cost of parking ranges from SIN $ 150 per month.
• For meals, Singapore may be said quite friendly range average SIN $ 5 or more to eat and drink.
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9. Beijing – China

Beijing is the capital and second largest city in China. One of the densely populated cities in Asia gives convenience of investing to attract many foreign investors to come and invest in China.

• Average rent of an apartment in the downtown ranges from RMB7000 (including electricity and water / utility costs)
• Dining in Beijing is over RMB20 range for one meal
• Daily international newspaper-ranging RMB25, a glass of coffee in a medium restaurant costs RMB 35, and a packet of food including burgers, potatoes and soft drink are more approximately RMB18.
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8. New York – USA

New York is considered to be the most influential and richest industrial hub in the United States of America. It is the most populous city and is headquarter of all major banks and financial institutions of the world. GDP in 2008 was $1406 Billion, more than entire GDP of India.

New York is the most expensive city compared to all other cities in the US. It is the destination of people from various parts of the world. The population of New York is around 10 million.

• Average rent for apartment with two good bedrooms starts around US $ 4000 per month.
• Utilities fees range from US $ 250 per family, standard family meals (4 persons) ranged up monthly cost $ 1000.
• International paper per issue of US $ 1.8, glass coffee from US $ 3, and packets of food (burger + potato + sodas) for US $ 5.
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7. Copenhagen – Denmark

Copenhagen is a distinctive and Capital city of Denmark. It is a place of typical Danish products sales. Its quality of life in this city is one of the best in the world. It has a total population of 667,228 in the beginning of 2009. Copenhagen has a service oriented economy. An important sector is life science and research which plays a major role in the economy of the city

• Home rental average-cost in the suburbs of Copenhagen range from US $ 2.500 per month.
• Meals are extremely expensive, particularly when eating in a restaurant. Tthe standard per person with two meals plus drinks range more than US $ 80. If you do not eat out for meal, it will cost around U.S. $ 200 upwards for two adults per week.
• Monthly costs for electricity, telephone and internet range from a minimum of US $ 200 or more per month.
• Cost transport such as taxis quite expensive, short trips use a taxi will cost about US $ 50.
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6. Zurich – Switzerland

Zurich is one of the main cities in Switzerland. This city has alpine mountains is a beautiful city for tourist. Lower taxes lead to many investors who invest in stocks.

• The cost of apartment rental outside the city without an elevator is starting from US $ 1500 per month.
• Utilities fees range from US $ 200 per family, standard family meals (4 persons) ranged from USD800 per month or more
• Monthly train pass is US $ 90, oil is very expensive. It costs about US $ 1.6 per liter.
• Dining out in the restaurant for two people range from standard to US $ 300, three menus plus wine.
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5. Geneva – Switzerland

After Zurich Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland. Geneva is a global and financial city. There is a worldwide centre for diplomacy and the most important international co-operation centre with New York because of the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many of the agencies of the Red Cross and the United Nations.

• Average rent for apartment with three bedrooms starting around US $ 3000

• A three family meal cost around US $ 1200 per month
• Health-insurance cost is quite expensive to US $ 800.
• Local accommodation costs around US $ 400 up to 650 (per room in a hostel or rental individually per flat), food monthly cost of about US $ 450, transport by tram or bus around US $ 100-170, books and support materials for learning about US $ 100, other costs of US $ 400 other. So the cost for his/her monthly needs about USD $ 1500 to 1800.
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4. Moscow – Russia

Moscow is the capital of Russia and is ranked fourth most expensive city in the world. This “Red Bear” city is a 25% contributor to the Russian domestic oil. Sport areas, recreation and clothing are expensive in this city.

• Average rent for apartment, not yet furnished with two luxurious bedrooms, is starting around US $ 4500
• Utilities fees range from US $ 250 per family, standard family meals (3 persons) cost ranges from US $ 500 upwards monthly
• International paper per issue of US $ 5.5, glass coffee from US $ 9 (most expensive cup of coffee compare to other countries), and package food burger + potato + sodas US $ 5.
• Dining-out costs will increase the normal monthly family expenditure to 2-3 times.
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3.  London – UK

London is considered to be the most important and financial center of the world. It is famous for its safe and luxuries life. It is the centuries old financial hub connecting Western economies with the eastern ones. With a GDP of $565 Billion it is Europe’s richest and most exciting city. Central London is home to the headquarters of most of the UK’s top 100 listed companies and hundreds of Europe’s top 500 companies. London is the only city of UK among top 10 richest cities of the world.

Living in the UK particularly London is very expensive compared to other places in the World.  An average two bed room apartment in central London will cost you from 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per month. However this cost varies from zone to zone. Living in zone 1 for students is extremely expensive. Dining in a restaurant will cost around 10 pounds per person with one cheese burger, snacks and a soft drink. Transportation cost is also very high. A bus fare from one stop to another is 2.20 pounds. However if you buy week or monthly bus pass that will cost you less . One day oyster pass costs you 4 pounds, whereas one week oyster pass will cost you 17.80 p0unds.

2.  Paris – France

One of the most beautiful cities of the world is Paris famous for its architectures and historical buildings. Paris is considered to be the second largest city of Europe. Its GDP is €552.7 billion (US$813.4 billion) in 2008, produces more than a quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP) of France. The Paris region receives 45 million tourists annually, 60% of whom are foreign visitors. The city contains numerous world famous institutions, populous parks and iconic landmarks. It is also called the city of fashion.

1 sandwich will cost you around €5. Pizza between €8 and €10, 1 small coffee €1 at the bar, €2 sitting down, 1 full meal (starter, main dish, dessert, not including drinks): between €15 and €20 depending on the area.

1 beer in a café: €2 to €4, and 1 seat at the cinema: €9.

One bed room apartment in city center will cost 870 € per month where as 3 bed room apartment will cost 2,116 € in city center.

1. Tokyo – Japan

Tokyo is considered to be the costliest city in the world. It is the capital city and financial hub of Japan. The City has an area of 2187 km square and there are more than 13 Million people live in Tokyo. It is the most populated and industrial city in the world. The city often hit by earthquakes so it’s not allowed to build a skyscraper. The cost of living in Tokyo is very expensive.

• Average rent for apartment not furnished with two luxurious bedrooms starting around US $ 4.500
• International paper per issue of US $ 1, a glass coffee from US $ 5, and package food of burger + potato + sodas for US $ 5.
• The cost of eating out, in an expensive restaurant meals ranging from ¥ 13,000 / $ 108 / £ 55 without drinks, while the restaurant of medium range ¥ 4000 to 9000 yen ($ 33 – $ 75 / £ 17 – £ 38), and a cheap average of 4000 yen ($ 33 / £ 17 to less than 2000 yen ($ 17 / £ 8.40).