These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Think gold, rubies, and emeralds cost a fortune? Well we've got news for you: we've found a ton of objects that put those to shame. Check the gallery and take a minute to realise how none of us are ever going to earn anything close to enough to afford some of the stuff towards the latter half of this list...

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Saffron: £10 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Platinum: £23 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Gold: £31 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Pure methamphetamine: £60 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Rhinoceros horn: £70 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Rhodium: £150 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Plutonium: £2,763 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Painite: £6,635 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Taaffeite: £14,746 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Tritium: £22,119 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Pure diamond: £40,550 per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Red diamond: £4.4M per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Californium: £18.43M per gram

These Are The World's Most Eye-Wateringly Expensive Materials

Antimatter: £44.24T (!!!) per gram

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