Top 7 most expensive and luxurious houses in the world

Have you ever thought about buying a house of your own? If it is still your dream, we have a few tips to help you find your way around the most bizarre market of all: the market for the most expensive and most luxurious houses in the world. So what are the most expensive houses in the world?

1. Buckingham Palace

It is no surprise that first place among the most expensive houses goes to Buckingham Palace, the symbol and residence of British kings and queens. The building is also an art gallery and a popular tourist attraction in central London. The palace is estimated to be worth more than one billion dollars, and it is open to the public for entertainment all year round.

2. Antilia, Mumbai (India)

Mukesh Ambani, one of the 10 richest people in the world, built this remarkable building as a private house in 2010. It is named Antilia after a mythical island in the Atlantic. Antilia has 27 floors and is almost 173 metres tall. It includes 6 floors of parking space. It also employs 600 staff to maintain this giant residence. To help you move quickly and easily around the house, there are 9 lifts. It contains almost everything even the most demanding person could need. But whether it is the most ideal place to live is hard to say, so judge for yourself.

3. Villa La Leopolda

The grand Villa La Leopolda is located in France and was owned for a long time by King Leopold II of Belgium. It is the largest and most luxurious French-style villa in the world. It features many artistic details and a great deal of marble, which was used in its construction. So what is the price of the third most expensive property in the world? 750 million dollars (15.9 billion CZK (about 730 million USD)).

4. Rutland Gate Mansion

This house is located near London’s Hyde Park. It was previously owned by a Saudi prince and even a Lebanese prime minister. With 45 bedrooms, it is said to be the largest private family home in London. The price is also impressive, currently estimated at 362 million dollars (7.7 billion CZK (about 350 million USD)). 

5. The White House, Washington D.C. (USA)

Another residence that ranks among the most expensive houses (or rather residences) belongs this time to the President of the USA. The White House, located in Washington D.C., earns fifth place in our ranking. The famous presidential residence is estimated to be worth 300 million dollars. It has also been the official residence and workplace of the president since the end of John Adams’s time. James Hoban, an Irish architect, was commissioned to design the White House in the eighteenth century.

Building the White House took 8 years in total, from 1792 to 1800, although several alterations have been made since then. One example is Jacqueline Kennedy’s famous rose garden, which was radically changed only by Melania Trump.

6. Palace Green in the gardens of Kensington Palace, London

The house of steel billionaire and magnate Lakshmi Mittal, located at No. 6 Palace Green in London, is one of the most expensive houses in the world. He acquired it for 130 million euros. The house has earned the popular nickname “Hyderabad House.”

The residence was first built in 1910 using red brick. The building covers an area of 14,736 square metres and has 12 bedrooms. There are also spaces dedicated specifically to works of art, flowers and so on. Hardly a house for one man. But he organised the most expensive wedding in the world for his daughter, so the building certainly had its uses.

7. Dracula’s Castle (Bran), Romania

This historic castle, known as Dracula’s Castle, is the most visited and certainly the most famous castle, and not only in Romania. It was built in 1377 and became famous above all as Dracula’s residence in Bram Stoker’s novel. It has great historical value. It has 57 rooms in total, and it receives more than 450,000 visitors a year.

“Don’t buy a house, buy a neighbour.”

Persian proverb

The most expensive houses may be beautiful, but they are so huge that, given the current energy situation, you will lose any desire to move into one. So take a look at our other articles, for example how to furnish a studio flat or how to follow the keto diet.

USD amounts are approximate, converted at the Czech National Bank rate of 21.75 CZK per USD on 9 October 2026.