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10 most expensive streets in the world

January 24, 2014 09:39 IST

While buying a real estate asset is an expensive proposition everywhere, there are some streets where buying a house means shelling out millions of dollars.

Let's take a look at some of the most expensive streets in the world.

Source: billionaire.com

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Chinese dancers perform at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.

Pollock’s Path, The Peak

Country: Hong Kong

Average price per square metre: $120,000

Price change year-on-year: Up 10 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 1

Pollock’s Path on The Peak in Hong Kong is the most expensive street in the world.

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Members of the English National Ballet pose with canvases outside The Orangery at Kensington Palace in London.

Kensington Palace Gardens

Country: London, United Kingdom

Average price per square metre: $107,000

Price change year-on-year: Up 2 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 2

Kensington Palace Gardens in London is the second most expensive area in the world.

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A visitor is seen next to a Rolls Royce parked on Monaco port.

Avenue Princesse Grace

Country: Monaco

Average price per square metre: $86,000

Price change year-on-year: Up 5 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 3

Avenue Princesse Grace in Monaco is the third most expensive area in the world.

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A view of Cap Ferrat from Plateau St Michel, France.

Boulevard du General de Gaulle

Country: Cap Ferrat, France

Average price per square metre: $79,000

Price change year-on-year: Down 5 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 4

Boulevard du General de Gaulle in France is the fourth most expensive area in the world.

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A bystander takes pictures as performers dressed as Chinese Fortune Gods dance in Singapore.

Paterson Hill

Country: Singapore

Average price per square metre: $42,500

Price change year-on-year: Up 6.5 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 5

Paterson Hill in Singapore is the fifth most expensive area in the world.

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Visitors wait to ride the 'Chaos' at the Fetes de Geneve, Switzerland.

Chemin de Ruth

Country: Geneva, Switzerland

Average price per square metre: $37,000

Price change year-on-year: Down 5 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 6

Chemin de Ruth in Switzerland is the sixth most expensive area in the world.

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People play in the waters at the Ramizzo beach in the so-called 'Emerald Coast' off the Sardinia island in Italy.

Romazzino Hill

Country: Sardinia, Italy

Average price per square metre: $32,900

Price change year-on-year: Stable

Overall rank in property prices: 7

Romazzino Hill in Italy is the seventh most expensive area in the world.

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Women compete in a high-heel sprint in Moscow, Russia.

Ostozhenka

Country: Moscow, Russia

Average price per square metre: $29,000

Price change year-on-year: Up 3.6 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 8

Ostozhenka in Moscow is the eighth most expensive area in the world.

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Dancers participate in the Puerto Rican Day Parade along New York's Fifth Avenue.

Fifth Avenue

Country: New York, United States

Average price per square metre: $28,000

Price change year-on-year: Up 5.4 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 9

Fifth Avenue in New York is the ninth most expensive area in the world.

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Hostesses stand in front of the entrance of LVMH's Louis Vuitton's jewellery store in Paris, France.

Avenue Montaign

Country: Paris, France

Average price per square metre: $26,000

Price change year-on-year: Minus 3 per cent

Overall rank in property prices: 10

Avenue Montaign in Paris is the 10th most expensive area in the world.