Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Most Expensive Things

Do you know what is the price of the most expensive potato in the world? Or would you take a ride in most expensive car in a world? If you couldn’t get that opportunity, you can see here the list of most expensive things in the world.


Most expensive woman in the world is - Jennifer Lopez

Why? Her gorgeous body is insured at one of New York’s insurance companies for a sum of 1 billion euros.




Most expensive movie is – “Titanic”

For his filming they spent more than 200 million dollars




Most expensive advertising campaign is for – “Pepsi”

In the year 2002, “Pepsi” hired Britney Spears to advertise its products. Commercial that was 90 seconds long, was paid 7.53 million dollars




Most expensive election campaign is for – Mayor of New York

That record was set by Michael Bloomberg, while he was running for mayor of New York City in 2001. Each of 744757 votes for him cost 92 dollars 60 cents. The whole election campaign cost Blumberg 62 millions dollars.




Most expensive city in the world is – Tokyo

Life is nowhere that expensive as in Tokyo.




Most expensive car in the world in serial production is – “Maybach 62”

Everything that you need is in this car. Such luxury has a price, and that is 360000 euros.




Most expensive shoes are – high heel shoes

That was created by Stuart Weitzman, famous designer of the internationally famous, high-end shoe company, Stuart Weitzman Inc. They have 642 carat rubies on them, and theur price is 1.6 million Euros.




Most expensive lunch is - a lunch with billionaire

And it was paid by David Einhorn of “Greenlight Capital”. On an auction he paid 250100 dollars for a lunch with his idol Warren Buffett.





Most expensive painting is - Slaughter of the Innocents by Rubens

In 2002 it was bought for 75.3 million euros.




Most expensive cigarettes in are – “Treasurer”

One pack of this brand is approximately 24 euros. It is sold only in specialized stores.





Most expensive potato is – “La Bonnotte”

Sort "La Bonnotte" from France, 1 kg costs about 500 euro.




Most expensive coffee is - "Kopi Luwak"

Sort "Kopi Luwak" from Sumatra. A quarter of a pound costs about 75 dollars. An unusual small animal lives on Java and Sumatra coffee plantation – its name Luwak (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). It eats only ripe coffee-beans. Luwak cannot digest a coffee seed and gets rid of it naturally. Local aborigines gather such coffee seeds carefully and the most expensive coffee in the world is prepared of them. This drink’s rich taste is explained by special qualities of an animal’s digestive juices.




Most expensive suit is - American astronaut costume

It costs 9 million dollars and is at the same time the most expensive piece of clothing in the world.




Most expensive stock share is - "Berkshire Hathaway"

One share of an American investment company "Berkshire Hathaway" costs more than 64 thousands Euro. "Berkshire Hathaway" controls lots of companies, working in different branches of traditional economics, including financial services, candy manufacture, publishing industry, jewellery business, manufacture of furniture and carpets, manufacture of building materials and many others. "Berkshire Hathaway" holds large share holding of «Coca-Cola", "American Express", "Gillette", "The Washington Post" companies.




Most expensive hotel is - "Burj Al Arab"

7 stars hotel "Burj Al Arab" in Dubai. You will have to pay 770 Euro for the most modest room, and royal apartments will cost you 7700 Euro.
Some more info here.




Most expensive stadium is - "Stade de France"

"Stade de France" near Paris. In 1998 a national French team won world Championship here. Its construction cost 460 millions Euro.




Most expensive footballer is - Zinedine Zidane

In 2001 a French player passed to from “Juventus” to “Real Madrid” for a record sum of 68.7 million Euros.




Most expensive bra is - Victoria's Secret

It costs 15 million dollars. A German cover girl Heidi Klum showed it on one of fashion shows in New York.




Most expensive comic is – about Tim and his dog

Comics about a boy named Tim and his dog. One collector paid 100 thousands Euro for an original of a title picture of “Black Island” edition.


Most expensive brand is – “Coca-Cola”

Its value is 68.9 billion dollars, what is almost 60% of the whole company’s value.




Most expensive doll is – “Barbie”

Price is 100 thousands Euro. She wears a dress, decorated by real diamonds.


Most expensive book is - “Codex Leicester”

By Leonardo da Vinci, written in mirror writing on expensive paper with lawn finish. Bill Gates bought it for 24 millions dollars.




Most expensive travel is to – Space

American businessman, Dennis Tito, and computer millionaire from South Africa, Mark Shuttleworth, paid 20 million dollars to be on International Space Station.