The most expensive perfume on this list is the DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance, a one-off $1 million bottle that works out to about $294,000 per fluid ounce. The other 14 entries range from roughly $1,100 to about $175,000 per ounce, and almost all of them are priced for the bottle as much as for the liquid.
Prices are the figures reported when each fragrance was listed, often at a London department store, and retail prices change. For the record, the Guinness-recognized record for a perfume is the Clive Christian Imperial Majesty, at GBP 115,000 (about $205,000) for 500 ml.
| Rank | Perfume | Price per fl. oz. (as listed) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar | $294,117 per fl. oz. |
| 2 | Clive Christian Passant Guardant | $175,000 per fl. oz. |
| 3 | Clive Christian Imperial Majesty | $12,130 per fl. oz. |
| 4 | Baccarat Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebes | $6,800 an ounce |
| 5 | Caron Poivre | $4,400 per fl. oz. |
| 6 | Chanel No. 5 Grand Extrait | about $4,200/oz |
| 7 | Xerjoff Kampuchea Noire Attar Oil | $3,255 per fl. oz. |
| 8 | Clive Christian 1872 | $2,750 for one ounce |
| 9 | Lalique for Bentley | $2,713 per fl. oz. |
| 10 | Henry Jacques Oudh Imperial | $2,267 per fl. oz. |
| 11 | Henry Jacques Rose Bulgare Composee | $1,990 per fl. oz. |
| 12 | Jean Patou Joy Baccarat Pure | $1,800 per ounce |
| 13 | Hermes 24, Faubourg Extrait | $1,500 per fl. oz. |
| 14 | Clive Christian No. 1 | $1,228 per fl. oz. |
| 15 | Baccarat Rouge 540 limited edition | $1,085 per fl. oz. |
1. DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance: $294,117 per fl. oz.
The perfume inside is reportedly an ordinary fruity floral with red apple, plum and African orange flower. The $1 million comes from the 100 ml apple-shaped bottle designed by jeweler Martin Katz.
Its base is 16K yellow and white gold, set with 183 yellow sapphires, a Paraiba tourmaline, a Sri Lankan sapphire, a ruby and thousands of smaller stones arranged as the New York skyline. We divide the bottle’s $1 million price by its volume to get the per-ounce figure.
2. Passant Guardant by Clive Christian: $175,000 per fl. oz.
To mark the opening of a London boutique, Clive Christian filled a 30 ml bottle with the house’s flagship scent and set 2,000 diamonds into a 24K gold crown and body. The lion emblem uses yellow diamonds, with pink diamonds for the tongue.
The bottle was listed at GBP 143,000, which works out to about $175,000 per fluid ounce on the exchange rate of the time.
3. Clive Christian Imperial Majesty: $12,130 per fl. oz.
This is the perfume that set the Guinness record. Clive Christian made 10 bottles of the 500 ml edition in Baccarat crystal, with an 18-carat gold collar and a five-carat diamond, and sold them from November 2005 at GBP 115,000 (about $205,000), with delivery reportedly by Bentley.
Spread over 16.9 fluid ounces, that is about $12,130 per ounce. The bottle replicates the flagship men’s flacon, scaled up.
4. Baccarat Les Larmes Sacrees de Thebes: $6,800 an ounce
Launched in 1998, it was once the priciest fragrance on the market. The handmade Baccarat bottle is a pyramid capped with amethyst crystal that has yellow bubbles blown inside, a nod to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes.
The 7.5 ml bottle was reportedly priced at $1,700. The scent is built on frankincense, amber and sandalwood, with myrrh and ylang-ylang.
5. Caron Poivre: $4,400 per fl. oz.
Caron’s pepper-led scent dates to 1954. For an anniversary the house released 300 numbered bottles in Limoges porcelain, each case shaped like a spice box and hand mounted over about five hours.
The 7.5 ml bottle was listed at EUR 990 (about $1,100), which is where the per-ounce figure comes from.
6. Chanel No. 5 Grand Extrait: $4,200/oz
Ernest Beaux created the original No. 5 in 1921, and the Grand Extrait is its purest, most concentrated form. Regular No. 5 costs a small fraction of that.
We use the reported per-ounce price for the extract, and treat it as approximate.
7. Xerjoff Kampuchea Noire Attar Oil: $3,255 per fl. oz.
Sergio Momo founded Xerjoff in Italy in 2003. Kampuchea Noire is a 10 ml bottle of pure Cambodian oud oil, distilled from aged wild chips.
At Harrods it cost GBP 900 (about $1,107), which gives the per-ounce number.
8. Clive Christian 1872: $2,750 for one ounce
There are separate versions for men (citrus, cedar and musk) and women (florals and fruit). The pure perfume comes in a one-ounce bottle.
The one-ounce price of $2,750 is the figure we use.
9. Lalique for Bentley: $2,713 per fl. oz.
A limited edition inspired by the car brand, the 40 ml crystal bottle is shaped like Bentley’s winged B mascot and comes in a leather-lined wooden box with an extra drawer.
The reported price was GBP 3,000 (about $3,690).
10. Henry Jacques Oudh Imperial: $2,267 per fl. oz.
Henry Jacques built its name on custom-made scents so that a client never meets their own fragrance on someone else. Oudh Imperial comes from its first off-the-shelf collection and opens with oud, geranium and leather, resting on patchouli, amber and vanilla.
A 15 ml bottle went for GBP 940 (about $1,156) at Harrods.
11. Henry Jacques Rose Bulgare Composee: $1,990 per fl. oz.
From the same collection, this one leads with geranium, verbena and honeysuckle over a base of labdanum, amber and iris, with Damascus rose and clove in the middle.
The 15 ml bottle retailed for GBP 825 (about $1,015) at Harrods.
12. Jean Patou Joy Baccarat Pure Limited Edition: $1,800 per ounce
The regular Joy was created by Henri Almeras in 1929 and was voted perfume of the century in 2000. The Baccarat Pure version puts the concentrated parfum in a crystal bottle, and the house reportedly makes only a small number each year.
A standard ounce of Joy costs about $800 and this edition $1,800.
13. Hermes 24, Faubourg Extrait: $1,500 per fl. oz.
Maurice Roucel created 24, Faubourg in 1995, named after the Hermes store address in Paris. The Extrait is a limited run of 1,000 bottles in St. Louis crystal.
The reported price per ounce is $1,500, against about $140 for 3.3 oz of the regular version.
14. Clive Christian No. 1: $1,228 per fl. oz.
Launched in 2001, No. 1 was long billed as the priciest perfume in the world, at about $2,150 per ounce. It was later listed at about $1,965 for 1.6 ounces.
The men’s bottle is handmade lead crystal with a 24K gold-plated sterling silver neck, and the women’s bottle has a gold neck set with 0.3 carat of diamonds.
15. Baccarat Rouge 540, limited edition: $1,085 per fl. oz.
Francis Kurkdjian composed this amber floral for Baccarat’s 250th anniversary. The 100 ml crystal bottle was a limited run, reportedly listed at GBP 3,000 (about $3,690).
That is where the $1,085 per ounce figure comes from. The regular edition is far cheaper.
Special mentions
Not ranked: Shumukh by Nabeel Perfumes, a one-off bottle covered in thousands of diamonds that was reportedly priced at about $1.29 million. We could not confirm the volume of perfume inside, so there is no per-ounce figure to rank.
FAQ
What is the most expensive perfume in the world?
By per-ounce price on this list, the DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance, at about $294,000 per ounce. The Guinness-recognized record for a perfume is the Clive Christian Imperial Majesty, at GBP 115,000.
How much is the Clive Christian Imperial Majesty?
About $205,000 (GBP 115,000) for a 500 ml bottle, one of ten made in Baccarat crystal with a five-carat diamond.
Why are these perfumes so expensive?
Mostly the bottle. Crystal, gold and diamonds account for most of the price, while the liquid often matches a far cheaper regular edition.
What changed on the list?
The Guinness record is now noted on the Imperial Majesty entry, prices are labeled as listed, and the Shumukh bottle appears as a special mention.
Is Baccarat Rouge 540 expensive?
The regular edition is a mainstream luxury fragrance. Only the limited edition bottle in this list was priced as a collector’s item.
How are the per-ounce prices calculated?
We divide the listed price of a bottle by its volume in fluid ounces, using the exchange rate reported at the time.
How we put this list together
Per-ounce figures are the bottle list prices reported at launch divided by bottle volume, converted at the exchange rate of the time. Retail prices change, so treat every number as approximate.
Last updated: October 2026.
