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There are some streets in India where the property prices are so high that only the super rich can afford to live there.
Let's take a look at some of the most expensive neighbourhoods in India, according to Business Insider.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Aurangzeb Road
Delhi
Aurangzeb Road, which is near the Prime Minister's residence on Race Course Road, is India's wealthiest street based on the net worth of billionaires living there.
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Chairman and CEO, ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaking company, lives there whenever he is in Delhi.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Kushal Pal Singh, Chairman and CEO, DLF Limited, also has a house on Aurangzeb Road. Other neighbours are Jindals, Analjit Singh of Max India group, Malvinder and Shivinder Singh of Religare, Pepsi bottler Ravi Jaipuria and Atul Punj of Punj Lloyd.
According to reports, properties on this road cost Rs 1.40 lakh per sq ft.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Altamount Road
Mumbai
Two of the richest men in India - Mukesh Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla - live on Altamount Road in Mumbai.
The combined wealth of the Altamount Road neighbours adds up to a $31 billion.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey Antilla house is situated there.
Antilia is named after the mythical island in the Atlantic, Antillia. The building is situated on a 4,532 square metres (48,780 sq ft) plot at Altamount Road, Cumballa Hill, South Mumbai.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Malabar Hill
Mumbai
Ruias of Essar group, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, single largest shareholder in Tata Group, Adi Godrej and Venugopal Dhoot reside on Malabar Hill.
The street has a combined net worth of about $30 billion.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Ruias of Essar group live on Malabar Hill. An apartment in Malabar Hill actually costs more than the going rate of Rs 70,000/sq ft for multi-storeyed apartments in Altamount Road.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Amrita Shergill Marg
Delhi
Amrita Shergill Marg, which is in the heart of New Delhi, has bungalows of Bharti's Sunil Mittal and Hindujas.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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The current market price of property at Amrita Shergill Marg is Rs 96,000/sq ft.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Surjapur
Bangalore
Surjapur makes it to the list thanks to Wipro's Azim Premji, who lives on the campus.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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While Premji lives on Surjapur, N R Narayana Murthy and G M Rao live on Jayanagar in Bangalore.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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Boat Club area
Chennai
Kalanithi Maran and the Murugappa family have houses in Boat Club area in Chennai.
The current property prices for apartments is Rs 20,000/sq ft.
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Most expensive neighbourhoods in India
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While apartments in Boat Club area will set you back by Rs 20,000/sq ft, the current price of a flat in Kolkata's Alipore area is Rs 19,000/sq ft.
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